Toronto van attack suspect will be heard by a judge next year
- On The Hour News
- Jun 19, 2019
- 1 min read
By: Maria Pardo | OTH News | Posted: June 19, 2019 05:51 pm
Alek Minassian will be tried by a judge and without a jury once his trial starts on February 2020.
Minassian, who is from Richmond Hill, is accused of driving a van through a busy sidewalk on Yonge Street in North York on April 23, 2018.
Minassian faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
His lawyer, Boris Bytensky, said it’s uncommon for homicide cases to be heard by a judge alone, but the Crown approved his request.
The trial is scheduled to take place in Toronto.
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