Toronto machete attack

2020 CE.

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On February 24, 2020, a misogynistic terrorist attack occurred at the Crown Spa, an erotic massage parlor located on Dufferin Street in North York, Toronto, Canada. Oguzhan Sert, who was 17 at the time, entered the spa with a 17-inch sword and killed one woman while seriously injuring another; the incident ended when the second injured victim fought back and disarmed him. Even though Sert was a minor during the attack, he was sentenced as an adult to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 10 years. Canadian courts classified the homicide as the country's first act of terrorism motivated by incel ideology. Forensic evidence from Sert's digital life showed that he had become radicalized in online communities, where he began viewing his plan as a contribution to a wider "incel rebellion". He directly named previous mass killers Alek Minassian and Elliot Rodger as the main inspirations for the stabbing.

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