‘I’ve Been Spared a Lot,’ Van Attack Survivor Says as She Watches Trial Alone

‘I’ve Been Spared a Lot,’ Van Attack Survivor Says as She Watches Trial Alone
Catherine Riddell, one of the survivors of the Toronto van attack, near the attack site in Toronto on Nov. 25, 2020. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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TORONTO—Every day virtual court sits, Catherine Riddell wakes up, shakes off the aches, grabs her walker and hops in a cab down to the real courthouse where she steels herself for a long day peering into the mind of the man who tried to kill her.

Court has set up a private room for victims and families of those killed in the Toronto van attack to watch the proceedings that are being held by videoconference due to the pandemic.