Carney reflects on murders of Muslim family on fourth anniversary of deaths / The Toronto Star

Friday, June 6, 2025, 3:21 pm

On the fourth anniversary of a hate-fueled vehicle attack that claimed multiple lives in London, Ontario, the convicted perpetrator has launched legal appeals challenging both his conviction and the use of his manifesto in court. Community leaders and officials marked the anniversary with sober reflections on judicial fairness and the enduring impact of the tragedy.

globalnews.ca / Man appeals sentence in London, Ont. Muslim family killing

Nathaniel Veltman is appealing his four convictions for first-degree murder and his conviction for attempted murder, for which he was sentenced in February 2024.

cbc.ca / Killer of London, Ont., Muslim family appeals convictions, challenging use of manifesto at trial

A London, Ont., man convicted of killing four members of a Muslim family and severely injuring a fifth member in a hate-motivated attack is appealing on three grounds, including the judge shouldn't have allowed the jury to consider Nathaniel Veltman's white nationalist manifesto. The news comes on…

citynews.ca / Carney reflects on murders of Muslim family on fourth anniversary of deaths

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney today marked the fourth anniversary of a hate-motivated vehicle attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., in 2021. Carney called the deadly truck attack on the Afzaal family a “heinous act of terrorism” during a speech at an…

thestar.com / Carney reflects on murders of Muslim family on fourth anniversary of deaths

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney today marked the fourth anniversary of a hate-motivated vehicle attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., in 2021.

citynews.ca / Veltman to appeal convictions in fatal attack on Muslim family in London, Ont.

On the fourth anniversary of the murder of a Muslim family in London, Ont., the man found guilty in the attack plans to appeal his convictions. According to a court document obtained by OMNI News, Nathanial Veltman is now appealing his convictions in the Afzaal family murder case, not his…

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