Police say a Toronto man is facing charges in an alleged hate-motivated assault on a Muslim employee of a Markham, Ont., hotel.

York Regional Police say officers responded to reports of an assault at a hotel near Highway 7 East and Commerce Valley Drive West shortly after 3 a.m. on Sept. 28.

They say a 54-year-old hotel employee was found with serious head injuries and taken to a hospital for treatment.

Police allege an intoxicated hotel guest became aggressive after his credit card was declined when he tried to pay for his room.

Investigators say a verbal argument broke out and the suspect’s “demeanour changed” when he learned that the hotel employee was Muslim.

They allege the 31-year-old suspect threatened to kill the victim and then chased him to a room where he attacked him vio

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