Alek Minassian, convicted in deadly 2018 Toronto van attack, drops appeal
Ontario’s top court says the Toronto van attacker is no longer challenging 26 convictions after his 2022 sentencing.
- Ontario's top court confirmed Friday that Alek Minassian abandoned his appeal of convictions on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder stemming from the 2018 Toronto van attack.
- On April 23, 2018, Minassian deliberately drove a rented van down a crowded sidewalk, killing 10 people while telling police the rampage was a mission for the "involuntarily celibate" incel movement.
- Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy rejected the defense's argument that Minassian's autism prevented rational decisions, while prosecutors argued the mass killer knew right from wrong.
- Minassian received a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 25 years, plus a concurrent 20-year sentence for 15 counts of attempted murder following his June 2022 conviction.
- Abandoning the appeal ends legal challenges to Minassian's convictions eight years after the rampage, bringing closure to the case involving the 10 people killed and 16 injured in the attack.
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Alek Minassian renounced his appeal against his conviction for the attack on the 2018 carrier truck in Toronto that killed 11 people.
The man who carried out a murderous attack on the ram truck in Toronto eight years ago no longer challenges his more than two dozen convictions.
Alek Minassian, convicted in deadly 2018 Toronto van attack, drops appeal – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The man who carried out a deadly van attack in Toronto eight years ago is no longer challenging his more than two dozen convictions. Ontario’s top court says Alek Minassian has abandoned the appeal of his convictions on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder. Minassian had filed a notice of appeal in July 2022, about a month after he was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. He was also…
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