Accused in Toronto Van Attack Raises Not Criminally Responsible Defence

Police are seen near a damaged van in Toronto after a van mounted a sidewalk crashing into a number of pedestrians on Monday, April 23, 2018. Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press

TORONTO—The man who killed 10 people and hurt 16 others after driving a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk has pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial today.

Alek Minassian, of Richmond Hill, Ont., is asking the court to find him not criminally responsible for his actions.