Trial of Nathaniel Veltman, accused in London vehicle attack, begins today
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The murder trial of Nathaniel Veltman starts today in Windsor as jury selection gets underway.
The murder trial of Nathaniel Veltman starts today in Windsor as jury selection gets underway.
The 22-year-old is accused of killing four members of the Afzaal family, who were struck by a pickup truck on June 6, 2021.
The family of five was out for a walk along Hyde Park Road in west London when they were allegedly rundown.
Salman Afzaal, 46, his 44-year-old wife Madiha Salman, their 15-year-old daughter Yumna and her 74-year-old grandmother, Talat Afzaal, were killed. A young boy, now 11 years old, was the lone survivor.
Veltman, was arrested moments after the crash and was charged with four-counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Police have said they believe Veltman did not know the family, but targeted them because of their Muslim faith.
In June 2021, prosecutors informed Veltman that they had received consent to pursue terrorism charges under section 83 of the Criminal Code.
A 2018 report from Public Safety Canada states that as of that year, 55 individuals had been charged with terrorism-related offences since they became a specific part of the Criminal Code in 2001.
