Violent purse snatching at Toronto subway station caught on camera

Toronto police have released video and suspect images after a purse snatching sent a victim flying down stairs at a subway station earlier this week.

Toronto police have released video and suspect images after a purse snatching sent a victim flying down stairs at a subway station earlier this week.

It happened at Broadview station shortly before 7 p.m. on Jan. 23.

According to police, the suspect approached a female victim after she entered the station. Police said the suspect grabbed the woman’s purse, causing her to fall down a flight of stairs.

In video of the incident released by police, the victim goes sailing across the floor after crashing down the stairs, some of her belongings scattering across the station floor. The suspect then flees with her purse as she is left to get herself up.

The suspect is described as a man between 40 and 50 years of age. He stands around five-foot-six with short, dark hair. He was last seen wearing a pale green jacket and beige pants.

Police are asking anyone with information to contacts investigators.