A man who lost the use of his legs in last year’s Quebec City mosque shooting is set to receive the $400,000 that was raised to buy him a wheelchair-accessible home.
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The Muslim-Canadian non-profit DawaNet says it will deliver the funds to Aymen Derbali on Saturday.
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Derbali, a father of three, was paralyzed from the waist down when a shooter opened fire in the mosque on Jan. 29, 2017, killing six.
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DawaNet says it received donations from more than 4,800 donors in 40 countries after it launched an online fundraiser in December.
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Derbali is currently living in a rehabilitation centre but has said he hopes to move out by this summer.
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Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty this week to six charges of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder in connection with the shooting.
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