London Attack

• Man appeals conviction in London, Ont. Muslim family killing

  Nathaniel Veltman is appealing his four convictions for first-degree murder and his conviction for attempted murder, for which he was sentenced in February 2024.

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  Jun 6, 2025
  
• Ruling on Muslim family murder is first to recognize terror by white nationalism

  Thursday's sentencing decision also 'marks the first time in Canadian history that a case involving white nationalism has met the threshold of terrorism.'

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2024
  
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• London attacker says he regrets the loss he caused; victims’ family rejects apology

  A man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., told a sentencing hearing that he was sorry for the pain he caused, an apology dismissed by the victims' family.

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  Jan 23, 2024
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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.

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  Jan 5, 2024
• ‘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.

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  Jan 4, 2024
• 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
• ‘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.

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  Nov 15, 2023
• Crown set to continue closing arguments at London, Ont. attack trial

  The Crown is set to continue its closing arguments Wednesday at the trial of a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont.

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  Nov 15, 2023
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• London, Ont. attack trial: Psychiatrist describes possible interplay of diagnoses, drugs

  Defence questioning of an expert witness continued Monday as the trial for the man accused in the 2021 London, Ont., vehicle attack continues in Windsor.

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  Oct 30, 2023
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• London, Ont. attack trial: Accused says he looked up pedestrian-vehicle crashes beforehand

  Cross-examination of the accused continued Wednesday. Four members of a Muslim family were killed and a fifth injured in the June 6, 2021 attack in London, Ont.

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2023