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Toronto Police have charged a man and six teenage boys after an alleged robbery and beating that left a cyclist in a coma.

Officers say a 19-year-old man was biking toward a plaza in the city’s north end on May 25 when he was confronted and robbed by several people.

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He began to cycle away but was hit with a “weighted object” and surrounded by 15 people, some of whom assaulted him while others cheered them on.

Police say the cyclist suffered a “significant” head injury and spent several days in a coma. He is “now working towards recovery from his injuries.”

Hassan Hassasn, 36, of Toronto, a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old are each charged with aggravated assault, while another 17-year-old is charged with aggravated assault and obstructing justice. A 16-year-old and 15-year-old are charged with aggravated assault, robbery and failing to comply with a court order and a 17-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, theft under $5,000 and assault with a weapon.

Police say they are still searching for 18-year-old Nakhari Henry-Robinson, wanted for aggravated assault and failing to comply with a court order, and 19-year-old Tajon James, wanted for aggravated assault and robbery.