The trial of an Ontario man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in an alleged act of terrorism is set to hear more evidence from the defence today.
Nathaniel Veltman is accused of deliberately hitting the Afzaal family with his truck in June 2021 while they were out for a walk in London, Ont.Veltman has been testifying in his own defence and he told the jury on Tuesday that he felt an"urge" to hit the family with his truck after seeing them walking on a sidewalk.
He also told the jury on Monday that he drove to Toronto a day before the attack to explore the possibility of targeting Muslims in that city, but panicked and returned to his London apartment. Jurors have previously seen video of Veltman telling a detective that his attack had been motivated by white nationalist beliefs.
The case is the first where Canada's terrorism laws are being put before a jury in a first-degree murder trial. Salman Afzaal, 46; his 44-year-old wife, Madiha Salman; their 15-year-old daughter, Yumna; and her 74-year-old grandmother, Talat Afzaal, were killed in the attack, while the couple's nine-year-old son was seriously hurt but survived.
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