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Man convicted of murder in Toronto van attack drops appeal

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The Canadian Press. (2026, November 6). Man convicted of murder in Toronto van attack drops appeal. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-toronto-van-attack-alek-minassian-drops-appeal/

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Alek Minassian has dropped his appeal of convictions for a van attack in Toronto that killed ten people and injured multiple others on April 23, 2018. He was convicted of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder. The victims included Ji Hun Kim and eight other individuals ranging from age 22 to 94. Minassian admitted planning the attack but argued he should not be held criminally responsible due to his autism spectrum disorder; however, the court rejected this defense, sentencing him to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
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Alek Minassian, convicted of the deadly van attack in Toronto on April 23, 2018, has dropped his appeal. The attack resulted in the deaths of ten people and left sixteen others injured when Minassian deliberately drove a rented van down a crowded sidewalk. Eight women and two men were killed: 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). Minassian was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years, plus an additional concurrent sentence of 20 years for attempted murder. He argued that he should be found not criminally responsible due to his autism spectrum disorder but was ultimately convicted by Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy.

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Minassian PERSON · 4× Alek Minassian PERSON · 1× Andrea Bradden PERSON · 1× Anne Marie D’Amico PERSON · 1× Anne Molloy PERSON · 1× Ji Hun Kim PERSON · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× So He Chung PERSON · 1× Superior Court ORG · 1× Toronto ORG · 1×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-08
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.
2026-11-08 · The Globe and Mail
Man convicted of murder in Toronto van attack drops appeal · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

The man who carried out a deadly van attack in Toronto eight years ago is no longer challenging his more than two dozen convictions. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
he → file → years
He was also sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, to be served concurrently. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
he → admit → disorder
Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued Minassian is a mass killer who knew right from wrong and happens to also have autism. asserted
who → argue → autism
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. asserted
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. asserted
people → kill → rampage
Another victim, Amaresh Tesfamariam, died in 2021 from injuries sustained in the attack. asserted
victim → die → attack
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