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Briefs8 December 19, 2011

Police are seekinga suspect in con-nection with a hitand run accident onOct. 29. The inci-dent happened in aMcDonalds parkinglot at Lawrence Ave.and Kingston Rd.

when a 40-year-oldman was struck anddragged by the car.

The victim and a27-year-old womangot into a dispute

with a passenger inthe drive-through.

SUSPECT

SOUGHT AFTER

HIT AND RUN

Police havecharged a 24-year-old mother withattempted murderafter her 3-year-olddaughter fell froma balcony on thesixth- oor of a Scar -

borough apartment building.The child suffered

life-threateninghead injuries and isnow at the Hospitalfor Sick Children,police say.

Police say theinvestigation isongoing.

MOTHER

CHARGED AFTER

CHILD FALLS

FROM BALCONY

An ongoingtrial of a 2008 fatalThanksgiving stab-

bing in Scarboroughcontinues afterNathaniel OBrien ischarged with rst-degree murder in thedeaths of Saramma

Varughese and Su -san John.

Police saidOBrien was arrestedinside Johns home,

wearing blood-soaked boxer shorts.

WOMAN

TESTIFIES IN

MURDER CASE

Police in 42Division reportedan attempted rob-

bery on Nov. 23 atapproximately 5:55p.m. in the area of Sandhurst Circle andMcCowan Road inScarborough.

One of the sus-pects attempted tograb the victimscellular phone outof his hands, but the

victim was able tomake a safe escape.

The suspects im-mediately ed thescene.

ATTEMPTED

ROBBERY IN

EAST END Police are looking for agroup of males after a violentearly morning robbery out-side a tavern on Saturday.

On Oct. 29 at about 2:10a.m., the group surroundedthree male victims outsidethe tavern near Victoria Park

and Finch avenues, policesay.

The victims were allegedly punched, kicked, and struck

with batons and chairs. Thesuspects ed with a laptop,police say.

The police are asking the

THREE GRAVELY HURT AFTER ROBBERY

Police say two male sus-pects wearing disguises en-tered the bank with rearmsand approached a teller. Oneof the suspects demandedcash while the second sus-pect went behind counters totake a quantity of cash from

drawers.The suspects ed the

scene heading westbound onEllesmere towards Kennedy.

Police are requestingthe publics assistance inidentifying the two males inconnection with the offence.

POLICE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN RAPE CASE