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13
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0 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The man who carried out a deadly van attack in Toronto eight years ago is no longer challenging his more than two dozen convictions.
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who → carry → convictions
Ontario’s top court says Alek Minassian has abandoned the appeal of his convictions on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder.
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Minassian → say → murder
Minassian had filed a notice of appeal in July 2022, about a month after he was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
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he → file → years
He was also sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, to be served concurrently.
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He → sentence → murder
Eight women and two men died on April 23, 2018, when Minassian — enraged that women wouldn’t sleep with him and radicalized online — deliberately drove a rented van down a crowded sidewalk in his quest for infamy.
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women → die → infamy
He admitted at trial that he planned and executed the attack, but argued that he should be found not criminally responsible due to his autism spectrum disorder.
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he → admit → disorder
Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued Minassian is a mass killer who knew right from wrong and happens to also have autism.
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- School bus driver arrested after dragging 5-year-old by door, police allege
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police → argue → door
4 accused in Cornell rape case join bid to oust Letitia James from probe
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4 → accuse → probe
Woman charged after man found dead by police responding to domestic call: WPS
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Woman → charge → call
The presiding judge, Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy, rejected the defence’s argument that Minassian never developed empathy as a result of his autism and was unable to make rational decisions.
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Minassian → preside → decisions
The 10 people killed in the rampage were Ji Hun Kim, 22; So He Chung, 22; Anne Marie D’Amico, 30; Andrea Bradden, 33; Chul Min “Eddie” Kang, 45; Renuka Amarasingha, 45; Dorothy Sewell, 80; Geraldine Brady, 83; Munir Najjar, 85; and Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Forsyth, 94.
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people → kill → rampage
Another victim, Amaresh Tesfamariam, died in 2021 from injuries sustained in the attack.
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victim → die → attack
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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