The fact that Minassian, 26, was the man behind the wheel of the rental truck on April 23, 2018, is not in dispute
A lengthy statement Alek Minassian gave to police hours after he was charged with killing 10 people by purposely crashing a van into them on a Toronto sidewalk last year will be made public next month — despite objections by his lawyers.
“It is hard to imagine a witness being called who will not already know that Mr. Minassian drove a van down a Toronto sidewalk killing and injuring many people,” she said in her ruling released Friday. Instead, much of the evidence at his upcoming trial is expected to dwell on his state of mind or level of intent.
At Friday’s court hearing, Minassian sat impassively in the prisoner’s box after being led in wearing shackles. Pale, and with his hair shaved to a close crop, he sat with his head bowed. During breaks, he read intently from a small book with dense text. “The Toronto van attack is an incident in Toronto’s history that has had a deep impact on many of its residents. It is expected that media coverage of, and public interest in, the trial will be intense. The people of Toronto are entitled to know what evidence is being presented at trial,” she said.
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