Judicial pre-trial ordered in Nathaniel Veltman case
CTV
The court has ordered a judicial pre-trial in the case against Nathaniel Veltman, 20, the man charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of a Muslim family.
The court has ordered a judicial pre-trial in the case against Nathaniel Veltman, 20, the man charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of a Muslim family.
Four members of the same family died in a terrifying hit and run along Hyde Park Road in west London during the summer.
Veltman remained silent for the brief appearance Tuesday via Zoom from the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.
The Afzaal family was out for a Sunday night stroll on June 6 when they were struck by a southbound pickup truck. Salman,46, Madiha, 44, Yumnah, 15, and 72-year-old Talat, the grandmother, were all killed.
Along with the murder charges Veltman also faces one count of attempted murder in connection with injuries suffered by nine-year-old Fayez Afzaal, who eventually recovered in hospital.
London police have called the incident a targeted attack on Muslims.
A ban on publication was placed on the matter and Veltman was remanded in custody until his next appearance on December 15.
