TORONTO — The man accused of killing 10 people and injuring 16 others in a van attack in Toronto last month is set to appear in court today, where it’s expected he’ll be charged with three new attempted murder charges.
Police have said eight women and two men died after Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., allegedly drove a rental van down a busy sidewalk on April 23.
The dead ranged in age from 22 to 94, and included a student from South Korea and a man from Jordan.
Police initially said there were 13 injured that day, but further investigation revealed three others were also hurt. Authorities said related charges would be laid at Minassian’s next court date.
Minassian is already charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder.
Insp. Bryan Bott, the head of Toronto’s homicide squad, said shortly after the attack that police hadn’t identified a motive, but that the evidence they had didn’t meet the threshold for terrorism charges.
The Canadian Press