Defence’s Star Witness to Continue Testimony at Toronto’s Van Attack Trial

Alek Minassian, top, is seen during a police interview in a still frame taken from handout video footage. The Canadian Press/HO-Superior Court of Justice, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

TORONTO—A psychiatrist hired by the defence is set to continue his testimony today at the trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto’s van attack.

Dr. Alexander Westphal says Minassian suffered from a lack of empathy and struggled to understood others his entire life.