Woman arrested for allegedly making anti-transgender remarks, assaulting person walking dog

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A Toronto woman is facing charges in what Toronto police describe as a suspected “hate-motivated assault” in the city’s west end earlier this week.Detectives said a person was walking their dog on Nov. 10, when they were approached by a suspect near Lansdowne Avenue and Dupont Street.“The accused made anti-transgender remarks before assaulting the victim,” police wrote in a news release shared Friday. “The accused threatened to kill the victim.”Police said the alleged attack was unprovoked and the victim was not injured.Later the same day officers arrested 31-year-old Ellan Michelle Wood of Toronto.She’s facing multiple charges, including offence motivated by hatred – assault, offence motivated by hatred – uttering threats, fail to comply with a release order, and breach of probation.She was scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Nov. 11.