Man charged in ‘hate-motivated’ incident at Scarborough mosque [Video]

A man who allegedly entered a mosque in Scarborough late last week and uttered hate-motivated threats and slurs at people inside is facing charges.

The incident happened on Oct. 10 at the Atiya Institute of Knowledge at 1225 Kennedy Rd., north of Lawrence Avenue East, in the Dorset Park neighbourhood.

Toronto police said the suspect was not known to those at the mosque, adding that he was forced out shortly after allegedly committing the “suspected hate-motivated offence.”

A short time later, officers from 41 Division arrested 41-year-old Robbin Lakatos, of Toronto. He has been charged with harassment and uttering threats/death or bodily harm.

In a post on social media, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow called the incident a “terrible” example of Islamophobia which has “shaken the community.”

“Islamophobia and any form of hate is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our city. Toronto must be a place where people …