Newly released court documents reveal how the man accused in the deadly vehicle attack on the Afzaal family was arrested, and what was obtained during search warrants of his apartment.
Yumna Afzaal, 15, left, Madiha Salman, 44, centre left, Talat Afzaal, 74, and Salman Afzaal, 46, right, were out for an evening walk when they were run over by a truck on June 6. The accused, now 21, faces murder, attempted murder and terror charges. Newly released documents have shed more light on the accused in the attack.
Four members of the Afzaal family were killed while they stood on the sidewalk at the intersection of Hyde Park Road and South Carriage Road. Last November, CBC News and other media went to court to lift the sealing order on two search warrants from June 12 and June 30.The accused's Toronto lawyers had argued against it, saying it could compromise Veltman's right to a fair trial. The Crown argued releasing some of the information related to the sealing orders attached to the search warrants can occur without significant risk to Veltman.
One detective involved with examining the devices said documents were found, and "some appeared to be hate-related material and relevant to the listed offences." Kotak stressed that use of the dark web is not on its own an indicator of illegal or nefarious behaviour — activists sometimes use it to avoid censorship in countries where web access is controlled.