Police in Toronto have released surveillance images to help identify a suspect in a hammer attack near a busy downtown intersection.

Investigators say the victim left the Bloor-Yonge subway station on March 14 and walked about one block south of the intersection.

It’s alleged a man approached him from behind and struck him in the head with a hammer.

Police say the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the unprovoked attack.

The suspect is described as five feet nine inches tall, 45 to 60 years old, with a large build and a thick white and black beard.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.