Alek Minassian Murder Trial

• Alek Minassian has shown no anger or emotion throughout evaluations, court hears

  A leading forensic psychiatrist says the man who killed 10 people in the Toronto van attack has shown no anger through all his evaluations.

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  Nov 27, 2020
  
• Alek Minassian not psychotic at time of Toronto van attack, psychiatrist testifies

  On Monday, the judge gave the Crown and its experts a few days to review a number of interviews a psychiatrist hired by the defence did with Minassian.

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  Nov 26, 2020
  
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• Judge to seal interviews of Alek Minassian that psychiatrist says may incite violence

  The judge overseeing the van attack trial has begrudgingly granted a request to seal all recordings of interviews the accused had with an American psychiatrist.

  Nov 20, 2020
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• Alek Minassian hasn’t shown any remorse following Toronto van attack, father testifies

  A lawyer for a man who killed 10 people and injured 16 others in the Toronto van attack says his client has autism spectrum disorder and is not faking his symptoms.

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  Nov 16, 2020
• Alek Minassian’s ‘autistic way of thinking’ similar to psychosis, van attack murder trial hears

  Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty and has raised a defence of being not criminally responsible for his actions.

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  Nov 12, 2020
• Experts explain Toronto van attack suspect’s likely defence of not criminally responsible

  Once proceedings get underway Tuesday, defence lawyers are expected to try to convince Justice Anne Molloy that Minassian had a mental illness that rendered him incapable of knowing what he did on April 23, 2018 was wrong.

  Nov 9, 2020
• Trial for Toronto van attack suspect to be conducted over Zoom, judge says

  Alek Minassian faces 10 charges of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident on April 23, 2018.

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  Oct 28, 2020
• Toronto van attack suspect makes brief appearance as court grapples with logistics of murder trial

  Lawyers say they are close to finalizing details that would allow a trial by Zoom for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a rental van down a busy Toronto sidewalk.

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  Oct 22, 2020
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• Alek Minassian admits to planning, carrying out Toronto van attack

  Alek Minassian faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder in connection with the attack on April 23, 2018.

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  Mar 5, 2020