Autism Did Not Cause Alek Minassian to Kill 10 People in Van Attack, Crown Says
Defence lawyer Boris Bytensky, clockwise from top (L), Justice Anne Malloy, the court clerk, Crown attorney Joseph Callaghan, the scene of Yonge street attack and defendant Alek Minassian are shown during a murder trial conducted via Zoom videoconference, in this courtroom sketch on Nov. 10, 2020. The Canadian Press/Alexandra Newbould
TORONTO—The prosecution at the trial of the man who killed 10 people in Toronto’s van attack says Alek Minassian was a mass murderer who happened to have autism spectrum disorder.
Crown attorney Joe Callaghan says in closing arguments that the disorder did not make Minassian carry out the 2018 attack.
