Lawyers for accused in fatal truck attack on Muslim family in London, Ont., awaiting more info
Young boy the only survivor in June truck attack on 5 members of the Afzaal family
Lawyers for the man charged in the fatal attack on a London, Ont., Muslim family this summer told court on Wednesday that they're waiting for more information from the Crown, as the accused made a brief court appearance from the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.
Nathaniel Veltman, 20, who appeared via video link, faces first-degree murder charges, one attempted murder charge and associated terrorism charges.
"The Crown has already sent over two sets of disclosure," and will be sending a third set soon, said assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser, one of the prosecutors handling the file.
On June 6, the five family members were struck by a black truck in London, Ont.
Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, their daughter Yumna Afzaal, 15, and Salman's mother, Talat Afzaal, 74, were killed. The youngest member of the family survived. The nine-year-old has since been released from hospital and is being cared for by extended family.
Veltman was arrested a short drive from the scene of the crash.
On Wednesday, a law student appeared on behalf of Veltman's Toronto lawyer, Christopher Hicks, asking for more disclosure — the evidence prosecutors plan to use against an accused.
The case returns to video court Oct. 6 for an update.
This past weekend, London police closed roads near where the hit-and-run happened for five hours to facilitate "a photographic scan of the intersection," police said.
