Afzaal Family

• London, Ont. honouring ‘Our London Family’ with third anniversary vigil

  A vigil commemorating the family will be held Thursday evening, from 7:45 to 9 p.m. on South Carriage road west of Hyde Park road. All Londoners are invited to attend.

  Canada

  Jun 6
  
• Man convicted in London, Ont., attack on Muslim family to appeal: lawyer

  A defence lawyer says Nathaniel Veltman, who was sentenced in February to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years, has filed an “inmate notice of appeal."

  Crime

  Apr 8
  
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• Orphaned boy’s statement read at sentencing for man who murdered Muslim family

  The victim impact statement from the boy, now 11, was the last of 71 statements entered into court over two days as part of the sentencing for Nathaniel Veltman.

  Crime

  Jan 5
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• ‘They never harmed anyone’: Sentencing underway for man who murdered Muslim family

  Sentencing submissions are scheduled for Thursday and Friday in London, Ont. In November, Nathaniel Veltman was found guilty in the June 6, 2021 attack on the Afzaal family.

  Crime

  Jan 4
• London, Ont. attack: Sentencing hearing for Nathaniel Veltman scheduled for January

  Prosecutors and defence lawyers are scheduled to make their submissions on sentencing in the case of Nathaniel Veltman on Jan. 4 and 5, 2024.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2023
• Spotlight on terror laws at trial of man found guilty in London, Ont. attack

  Jurors on Thursday found the 22-year-old Veltman guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder for hitting the Afzaal family with his truck.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2023
• Nathaniel Veltman guilty of 1st-degree murder, fears remain for Muslim community

  The jury found Nathaniel Veltman guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in the London, Ont., vehicle attack.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2023
• What the jury didn’t hear at trial of man accused in the London, Ont., attack

  As the jury now weighs his fate — who has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder — here is some of what they did not know.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2023
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• ‘This was terrorism’: Crown delivers closing submissions at London, Ont. attack trial

  Nathaniel Veltman is on trial for four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder after his black pickup truck drove into a Muslim family in London, Ont.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2023
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• Legal requirement not met for Canadian terrorism murder charge, defence argues

  Closing submissions began Tuesday in the historic London, Ont., attack trial, which marks the first time Canada's terrorism laws go before a jury in a first-degree murder trial.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2023