Case of man accused in van attack that left 10 dead put over to November
TORONTO — A man accused in a deadly van attack in north Toronto won’t stand trial until next year at the earliest, his lawyer said Friday after the case was put over until November.
Alek Minassian, who is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, was not in court for a brief hearing on his case and was represented by his lawyer Boris Bytensky.
Eight women and two men died after a rental van mounted a sidewalk along a busy street in north Toronto and ran down pedestrians in its path on April 23.
Bytensky said lawyers are still in the process of combing through witness statements, photos and videos that have been turned over by investigators.