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Case of Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian put over to May 7

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(Dec. 4, 2018): The trial of Alek Minassian, accused of killing 10 people in a van attack in Toronto's north end last April has been set for Feb 2020. Catherine McDonald has more – Dec 4, 2018

TORONTO – The case of a man accused of killing 10 people by mowing them down while driving a van on a busy sidewalk in north Toronto has been put over to early next month.

Alek Minassian, of Richmond Hill, Ont., faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in the attack last year.

READ MORE: Alek Minassian, man charged in Toronto van attack, has case put over to late February

Police allege the 26-year-old drove a van down a stretch of Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.

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Court heard the defence and Crown continue to have judicial pre-trial meetings and those will continue at the next date on May 7.

READ MORE: Van attack suspect Alek Minassian was searching for job, set to graduate college

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Late last year, Ontario’s deputy attorney general granted the prosecution’s request to skip a preliminary hearing and proceed directly to trial.

The trial is scheduled for February 2020.

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