Police are investigating after a man was caught on camera dumping a large mop bucket of water on a woman’s head at a Toronto subway platform on Tuesday evening.

A witness recorded the incident on a cellphone at the TTC’s Lawrence East Station. In the video, a man in a black puffy jacket can be seen engaging in some kind of dispute with a woman before she splashes a small amount of water at him from a TTC employee’s nearby mop bucket.

In response, the man then grabs the bucket filled with soapy water and empties it on a woman’s head before he takes off down a flight of stairs. A number of bystanders can be heard reacting to the scene in the video and the man in the TTC uniform also appears to be watching the events unfold.

The incident was reported to police at around 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, according to TTC spokesperson Brad Ross. They arrived at the scene soon after and interviewed the woman and several witnesses, Ross said.

A clip of the video was posted to Instagram on Wednesday and has since been viewed more than 11,000 times.

The attack came a day before the TTC launched a smartphone campaign aimed at combating public harassment. The initiative called “This is Where” will include new posters at TTC stations, a website and an app called SafeTTC that will allow riders to anonymously report harassment and crime.

With files from CTV Toronto

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