Toronto police have arrested a man behind a suspected violent dog attack earlier this month in the city’s downtown core.
The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, near Huron and Baldwin Streets.
According to police, a verbal altercation between two individuals escalated when two unleashed dogs charged and attacked one of the people involved.
The suspect was reportedly walking three dogs at the time, but only one was on a leash. The unleashed dogs allegedly bit the victim, causing non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities say the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.
Earlier on Tuesday, police identified the man allegedly involved and said he was wanted on multiple charges.
Christian Iraheta-Sorto, 38, of Toronto, has since been arrested and charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm (criminal code), two counts of dog unlawfully at large (dog owners’ liability act), two counts of dog bite a person (dog owners’ liability act) and two counts of failure to prevent a dog from biting or attacking (dog owners’ liability act).