Case of Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian due in court GlobeToronto
The case of a man accused of killing 10 people by mowing them down while driving a van on a busy sidewalk in north Toronto is due in court today.
Alek Minassian, of Richmond Hill, Ont., faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in the attack last year.Story continues below advertisement Late last year, Ontario’s deputy attorney general granted the prosecution’s request to skip a preliminary hearing and proceed directly to trial.Meantime, the Crown and defence continue their judicial pre-trial discussions in a case that both have described as voluminous.
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