A sentencing hearing gets underway today in Toronto for the man who killed 11 when he drove a van on to a busy sidewalk in 2018. Court will hear from families of victims and survivors of the attack.
First-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence without the ability to apply for parole for 25 years.
It will be their first opportunity to face the killer in person after the judge-alone trial and verdict occurred over videoconference during the pandemic. Tesfamariam, 65, suffered catastrophic injuries after being run down in the attack. She was paralyzed from the neck down, needed a ventilator to breathe and her heart stopped several times.
Writing her victim impact statement forced Ogbaselassie to think once again about her aunt's horrific pain and suffering.But in that reflection, she also found strength.
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