'Incel' who killed 11 in Toronto van murders sentenced to life in prison
Source: The Guardian
‘Incel’ who killed 11 in Toronto van murders sentenced to life in prison
Witnesses at Monday hearing describe devastation from 2018 attack in which Alek Minassian ploughed rented van into sidewalk
Tracey Lindeman in Ottawa
Mon 13 Jun 2022 22.43 BST
First published on Mon 13 Jun 2022 18.05 BST
A self-described “incel” who killed 11 people when he plowed a rented van into a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison.
Alek Minassian – who was motivated by a hatred of women – was convicted in March of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, after a judge found that he drove a white rental van on to the sidewalk with the intent to kill.
At a hearing on Monday, he was sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, which are to be served concurrently.
Earlier, the Toronto court heard testimony from witnesses and victims, who recounted the horror of the attack, and their struggles with PTSD in the aftermath.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/13/toronto-van-murders-court-victim-2018-attack