Alek Minassian Trial

• Alek Minassian decision opens door for verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism

  The judge who found Alek Minassian guilty of murder and attempted murder has set Canadian precedent by considering autism a "mental disorder" under the Criminal Code.

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  Mar 3, 2021
  
• Alek Minassian found guilty of 10 counts of 1st-degree murder after 2018 Toronto van attack

  Alek Minassian was also found guilty of 16 counts of attempted murder. The ruling was delivered by Justice Anne Molloy Wednesday morning and livestreamed on YouTube.

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  Mar 3, 2021
  
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• Verdict expected Wednesday in Toronto van attack trial

  A judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the case of a man who deliberately drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 16 others.

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  Mar 3, 2021
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• Families nervous ahead of Wednesday’s verdict in Toronto van attack trial

  "I've been anxious for months, much more so than I thought I'd be."

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  Mar 2, 2021
• Man charged in Toronto van attack to learn verdict on Wednesday, ruling will be streamed on YouTube

  Alek Minassian's trial was conducted over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Mar 1, 2021
• Autism did not cause Alek Minassian to kill 10 people in Toronto van attack, Crown says

  Justice Anne Molloy will give her verdict on March 3.

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  Dec 18, 2020
• Alek Minassian incapable of rational choice at time of Toronto van attack, defence argues

  The defence lawyer for the man who killed 10 people by deliberately driving a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk argues his client was incapable of rational choice.

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  Dec 17, 2020
• Alek Minassian set aside thoughts of victims like sexual predator, psychiatrist tells trial

  Dr. Scott Woodside says Alek Minassian was able to push out thoughts of his victims like a sexual predator pushing out the harms he would cause to a child.

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  Dec 14, 2020
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• Alek Minassian knew Toronto van attack was morally wrong, psychiatrist testifies

  Dr. Scott Woodside says Alek Minassian's desire to gain notoriety demonstrates that he knew the Toronto van attack would be viewed by the public as a terrible act.

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  Dec 11, 2020
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• ‘His goal was to be remembered forever:’ Psychiatrist says of Alek Minassian

  Testifying for the prosecution, Dr. Scott Woodside, a forensic psychiatrist at Toronto's CAMH, said Minassian told him he thought he would fail at his upcoming job.

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  Dec 10, 2020