THE BETA REBELLION HAS BEGUN TRIAL

On the day of the incident, he asked his father to drive him to a Chapters near the rental agency, telling his dad that he intended to meet a friend at Starbucks to catch up. вЂHe accelerated over top of the victims, never slowingвЂ™ДЄccording to the statement of facts, which have been accepted by both the Crown and the defence, Minassian planned the attack in advance and reserved the van from rental company Ryder weeks before.

Videos and photos of the scene were presented to the court, detailing Minassian's 2.5 kilometre path of destruction. 16 of the Criminal Code, a person is not criminally responsible (NCR) if they were suffering from a mental disorder that rendered them вЂњincapable of appreciating the nature and quality of the act or omission or of knowing that it was wrong.вЂќД¬rown Prosecutor Joe Callaghan said over the course of the trial, which is expected to continue for four to six weeks, the court will hear from experts in the fields of psychiatry and psychology.Д¬allaghan spent Tuesday morning reading out the agreed statement of facts, which outlined the devastation Minassian left in his wake when he drove a rented cargo van along sidewalks, deliberately striking pedestrians who were walking along Yonge Street in North York on April 23, 2018. 'I am entering a plea of not criminally responsible for all counts,' he said, staring into the camera while seated alone in a small room in the correctional facility where he is being held. Minassian, who faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, has already admitted that he was the one behind the wheel on the day of the incident but entered not guilty pleas to all 26 charges on Tuesday morning.

THE BETA REBELLION HAS BEGUN TRIAL

Lawyers representing the man who killed 10 people and wounded 16 others when he deliberately plowed down pedestrians along a busy stretch of Yonge Street two years ago will argue that he is not criminally responsible for his actions despite admitting to planning and carrying out the deadly attack, a court heard Tuesday.ДЄlek MinassianвЂ™s judge-alone trial, which has twice been delayed, began on Tuesday morning via Zoom, one of the first high-profile cases in the country to proceed using the videoconferencing platform.Дue to capacity limits inside Ontario courtrooms amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial is also being live-streamed at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre so members of the public can watch the proceedings.

The beta rebellion has begun