On Friday, January 17, 2014, at approximately 10 p.m., police responded to a robbery call at a neighborhood convenience store located near Dufferin Street and Roselawn Avenue.
It is alleged that:
- the accused approached the female store clerk and attacked her, covering her face with a rag soaked in an unknown substance
- the woman struggled, but was punched several times, and had her face banged into the counter
- the accused then showed the woman a firearm that he was carrying
- the woman managed to escape the store and scream for help as the accused obtained money and fled the scene
The woman sustained serious, non-life-threatening, injuries.
On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Pablo Bermudez Garcia, 47, of Toronto, was charged with:
1. Administer Noxious Thing with Intent
2. Armed Robbery
3. Aggravated Assault
4. Breaking Out
5. Pointing a Firearm
6. Fail to Comply with Probation
He appeared in court at Old City Hall on Sunday, January 19, 2014.
It is alleged that:
- the accused approached the female store clerk and attacked her, covering her face with a rag soaked in an unknown substance
- the woman struggled, but was punched several times, and had her face banged into the counter
- the accused then showed the woman a firearm that he was carrying
- the woman managed to escape the store and scream for help as the accused obtained money and fled the scene
The woman sustained serious, non-life-threatening, injuries.
On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Pablo Bermudez Garcia, 47, of Toronto, was charged with:
1. Administer Noxious Thing with Intent
2. Armed Robbery
3. Aggravated Assault
4. Breaking Out
5. Pointing a Firearm
6. Fail to Comply with Probation
He appeared in court at Old City Hall on Sunday, January 19, 2014.