Sentencing hearing underway for man convicted of murdering four members of London, Ont. Muslim family
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Sentencing hearing begins for man convicted of murdering members of London, Ont. Muslim family
The sentencing hearing of Nathaniel Veltman, the man convicted of killing four members of a London, Ont. Muslim family, is underway Thursday with impact statements being read.
Talat Afzaal, 74, her son Salman, 46, his wife Madiha, 44, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumnah were all killed while their nine-year-old son survived his injuries.
The family was struck by a pickup truck at the corner of Hyde Park Road and South Carriage Road in London on the evening of June 6, 2021.
The lone survivor of the Afzaal family was not in the courtroom Thursday as victim impact statements were being read read.
There were long lines to get into the London courtroom Thursday, with screening starting at 8:30 a.m. and court scheduled to start at 10 a.m.
So far court has heard from Tabinda Bukhari, Madiha Salman's mother, who said: "When I go for a walk, I wonder if it would be me? [That could get hit by a vehicle] Any big, black truck that zooms by freezes me in my tracks."
Bukhari moved from Pakistan to London, Ont. with just one suitcase, leaving her other children, siblings and grandchildren behind to take care of the lone surviving member of the Afzaal family.
