Police are appealing to “seven or eight witnesses” to the brief pushing incident Monday in the Bloor subway station that led directly to the death of a man who fell into the path of a train. He has been identified as Yosuke Hayahara, 73. He was waiting to board an eastbound Line 2 train. The accused, John Reszetnik, 57, of Toronto, appeared in prison clothing in court Tuesday and seemed to be detached from events. He spoke in a mumble raising speculation about his mental state. After the remand, Detective Rob North told reporters: “We are looking for seven or eight witnesses who we believe had some very close interaction or close ties to our accused or our deceased. They would have seen what happened, based on some utterances or witness statements that we have,” North said. “We are appealing to those seven or eight individuals to come forward. I understand it’s a very traumatic incident they may have witnessed, however we would like them to come forward so we can interview them and get a narrative about what transpired.”
