Tag: van rampage
about 3 years ago
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Judge expected to deliver verdict in Alek Minassian Yonge St. van attack Wednesday

Minassian has admitted to reserving a van and using it for his attack, leaving Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy to ...

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over 3 years ago
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Opinion | Alek Minassian didn’t show ‘callous disregard’ testifies defence star witness, a Yale p...

This trial pivots on whether Minassian understood the legal and moral ramifications of what he did to determine if he...

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over 3 years ago
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Forensic psychiatrist takes stand for the defence in Minassian van attack trial

Westphal was one of the psychiatrists who specialize in autism spectrum disorder recommended to Minassian’s defence l...

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over 3 years ago
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Alek Minassian was ‘wishing for more female victims,’ forensic psychiatrist testifies on day five...

Dr. Rebecca Chauhan, who specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry, interviewed Minassian, 28, at St. Joseph’s H...

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over 3 years ago
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Killer Alek Minassian’s autism left him unable to understand his actions were wrong, defence clai...

Stressing that the vast majority of people with autism are not violent, Minassian’s defence on Monday argued he was n...

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over 3 years ago
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Alek Minassian’s autism distorted his thinking ‘in a way similar to psychosis’ ahead of Yonge Str...

Minassian, 28, has admitted that he killed, or intended to kill all 26 people, and that his actions were planned and ...

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