Defence lawyer says Nathaniel Veltman has filed an ‘inmate notice of appeal,’ which must be submitted within 30 days of sentencing to begin the appeal process
Justice Renee Pomerance, from left to right, Nathaniel Veltman 's lawyers Peter Ketcheson and Christopher Hicks and Mr. Veltman , standing at rear, are shown in a courtroom sketch during Mr. Veltman 's sentencing hearing at the courthouse in London , Ont ., on Feb. 22.The lawyer for a man convicted of murdering four members of a Muslim family in what the judge deemed to be an act of terrorism says his client is seeking to appeal the convictions.
Veltman was sentenced in February to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years after he was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder for hitting the Afzaal family with his truck in 2021 while they were out for a walk in London, Ont. The case was the first time Canada’s terrorism laws were put before a jury in a first-degree murder trial.
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