The trial and verdict occurred via videoconference during the pandemicIt but the sentence hearing is taking place in person
Eight women and two men died on April 23, 2018 when a 25-year-old man bent on infamy, angered by women who wouldn’t sleep with him and radicalized in the bowels of the internet deliberately drove a rented van down a busy sidewalk.The sentencing hearing for Alek Minassian could last multiple days as it will hear from several dozen people affected by the attack.First-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence without the ability to apply for parole for 25 years.
Several victims and families say they are preparing for an emotional few days in court but are going in feeling strong. It will be their first opportunity to face the killer in person after the judge-alone trial and verdict occurred over videoconference during the pandemic. Betty Forsyth, Ji Hun Kim, So He Chung, Geraldine Brady, Chul Min Kang, Anne Marie D’Amico, Munir Najjar, Dorothy Sewell, Andrea Bradden and Beutis Renuka Amarasingha and Amaresh Tesfamariam died as a result of attack.Share this article in your social network
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