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Perhaps taking his costume a little bit too literally, a man dressed as a character from the video game Angry Birds beat another man unconscious in Toronto on Halloween.On Monday, Toronto police released a call for assistance with an "Angry Birds Aggravated Assault investigation." According to police, a 24-year-old American man was walking along Queen Street West and Peter Street in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 30, when he passed by a man in an Angry Birds costume.The 24-year-old made a "harmless comment" about the costume, Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu told Global News, at which point police say "the man in the Angry Birds costume suddenly turned around and began to assault the 24-year-old man and knocked him to the ground." He continued to kick and punch the victim, who sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.Police are now asking witnesses of the assault—which took place at around 2:30 AM—or those who may have video footage to come forward.The Angry Bird suspect is described as being approximately five-foot-ten to six-feet-tall.Police say the because the victim was knocked unconscious, there are few other details available.This is even more shameful than the movie.Follow Manisha Krishnan on Twitter.
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