TTC employee allegedly stabbed customer before she was stabbed

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A TTC employee who was stabbed late last month is now accused of knifing her assailant prior to her being attacked.

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Toronto Police say the double stabbing occurred at Dundas Station – located at Yonge and Dundas Sts., now known as TMU Station – shortly after 1 p.m. on Nov. 26.

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“It is alleged that the two parties, a male customer and a female TTC employee, became engaged in a verbal altercation near the TTC fare wickets inside the subway station,” police alleged in a statement released Saturday.

“The two parties assaulted each other,” police claim. “The TTC employee then stabbed the customer with a knife.”

Police said the man and woman “separated” but the customer then allegedly “returned and stabbed the TTC employee with a knife.”

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TTC rider and employee did not know each other

The TTC rider and TTC employee, who were not known to each other, were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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The man was arrested following the violent altercation.

Gregory Bernard, 42, of Toronto, is charged with three counts of assault, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon and aggravated assault.

He was scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 27.

At the time, TTC CEO Mandeep Lali released a statement posted on X calling the TTC employee’s stabbing “unacceptable.”

“We are deeply disturbed by the violent attack on one of our employees at Dundas Station today,” he said. “This is an unacceptable act against someone dedicated to serving our customers and our city.”

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TTC employee allegedly stabbed the customer first

But investigators now allege it was the TTC staffer who pulled out a knife and stabbed the customer first.

“As a result of further investigation, the TTC employee has now also been arrested and charged,” police revealed Saturday.

Rushell Tucker, 40, of Toronto, was arrested on Friday.

She is charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, aggravated assault and obstructing police.

Tucker is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 30, 2026.

No further details have been released.

However, the Ontario Sunshine List online shows a Rushell Tucker who works as a TTC station collector and earned just under $103,000 in 2024.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call police at 416-808-5204 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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