The trial and verdict occurred via videoconference during the pandemicIt but the sentence hearing is taking place in person
Alek Minassian has also been sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, which are to be served concurrently.Eight women and two men died on April 23, 2018, when Minassian, bent on infamy, angered by women who wouldn’t sleep with him and radicalized in the bowels of the internet deliberately drove a rented van down a busy sidewalk.Court heard dozens of emotional victim impact statements today from those deeply affected by the attack.
“Her presence and many untold stories are lost forever,” he said, his voice catching, as he stared at Minassian in the prisoner box. A woman stops to pay her respect at a makeshift memorial to one of the victims being remembered on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Victims and families of Toronto’s deadly van attack are set to give statements in court today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungThree women who witnessed the attack also spoke about their troubles since that day.
“I replay that day thousands of times, questioning if I could have done things differently and if she would still be here today,” she said.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“I admire your courage, I am so sorry this happened to you,” the judge who has presided over the case told Jiang.
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