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The victim of a brutal attack Saturday night in the Islington subway station, Shamshudin Kanji, 48, is in Queensway General Hospital with both legs br(...)
The victim of a brutal attack Saturday night in the Islington subway station, Shamshudin Kanji, 48, is in Queensway General Hospital with both legs br(...)

The victim of a brutal attack Saturday night in the Islington subway station, Shamshudin Kanji, 48, is in Queensway General Hospital with both legs br(...)

Date1/5/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: The victim of a brutal attack Saturday night in the Islington subway station; Shamshudin Kanji; 48; is in Queensway General Hospital with both legs broken. Doctors say he could be there for four months. In the subway station last night; many passengers said they didn't know whether they would have tried to help him.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120890F
      Subway beating victim Shamshudin Kanji is in Queensway Hospital with broken legs after he was beaten by three drunk youths in Islington subway station(...)
      Subway beating victim Shamshudin Kanji is in Queensway Hospital with broken legs after he was beaten by three drunk youths in Islington subway station(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      1/5/1976
      I hope to recover soon - I'm trying my level best, says 49-year-old Shamshudin Kanji, a Tanzanian immigrant whose legs were broken when he was thrown (...)
      I hope to recover soon - I'm trying my level best, says 49-year-old Shamshudin Kanji, a Tanzanian immigrant whose legs were broken when he was thrown (...)
      McConnell, Colin
      11/29/1978
      Victim Shamshudin Kanji, Maximum award of $15,000
      Victim Shamshudin Kanji, Maximum award of $15,000
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/29/1976
      Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
      Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
      Bull, Ron
      7/7/1983
      Shooting victim treated, A 22-year-old man is treated by a paramedic after he was shot at close range in both legs and the wrist in the Dupont St. and Symington Ave. area at about 3 a.m. today
      Shooting victim treated, A 22-year-old man is treated by a paramedic after he was shot at close range in both legs and the wrist in the Dupont St. and Symington Ave. area at about 3 a.m. today
      Andrew, James
      5/12/1992
      Almost worth a broken leg...as youngsters in the children's wards at Queensway General hospital yesterday discussed the latest news in the hectic Stan(...)
      Almost worth a broken leg...as youngsters in the children's wards at Queensway General hospital yesterday discussed the latest news in the hectic Stan(...)
      Hammarstrém, Hans Inge, 1948-
      4/21/1976
      Murphy, Gary - On Saturday, April 23, 1983, at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Gary Brian Murphy, aged 6 1/2 months. Dear son of Catherine and Br(...)
      Murphy, Gary - On Saturday, April 23, 1983, at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Gary Brian Murphy, aged 6 1/2 months. Dear son of Catherine and Br(...)
      Bock, Tony
      4/27/1982
      Skydiver Reg Perry, 22, of Sarnia broke his pelvis, an arm and both legs when he opened his parachute too late in a jump from a plane 7,500 feet above(...)
      Skydiver Reg Perry, 22, of Sarnia broke his pelvis, an arm and both legs when he opened his parachute too late in a jump from a plane 7,500 feet above(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      3/27/1973
      Using both legs
      Using both legs
      Beaty, Keith
      9/10/1985
      Inventor and former prospector Henry Charbonneau, 78, demonstrates the exercise bicycle he developed that helps both arms and legs. He's hoping to find a manufacturer
      Inventor and former prospector Henry Charbonneau, 78, demonstrates the exercise bicycle he developed that helps both arms and legs. He's hoping to find a manufacturer
      Beaty, Keith
      11/26/1977
      In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
      In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
      Cooper, David
      5/29/1984
      Narrative of the shipwreck and sufferings of Neil Dewar (who has lost both his legs and arms), seaman of the Rebecca of Quebec, wrecked on the coast of Labradore, 20th November, 1816
      Narrative of the shipwreck and sufferings of Neil Dewar (who has lost both his legs and arms), seaman of the Rebecca of Quebec, wrecked on the coast of Labradore, 20th November, 1816
      Dewar, Neil, 1793-
      1820?