Minassian in a sentence

For years, incels have written posts in ciphers to evade detection by law enforcement, something the Toronto van killer Alek Minassian explained in his April 2018 interview with senior detective Rob Thomas.

In conversations with the Westphal team, Minassian discussed several motivational factors for his attack.

Minassian has already admitted to planning and carrying out the deadly attack.

Rather, Callaghan argues, Minassian knew what he was doing was wrong.

The defence, which if successful would see Minassian held indefinitely in a hospital rather than prison, rests largely on the testimony of two forensic psychiatrists retained by the defence: Dr. Bradford and Dr. Alexander Westphal.

Westphal said it shows Minassian’s binary worldview, just two extremes with nothing in between.

Alek Minassian, 26, is accused of killing 10 people and injuring 16 others in the van attack on Yonge Street in April last year.

Bytensky argued that publishing the statement could taint potential witnesses, and that their perception of Minassian could be altered from reading or watching the police statement.

Which is certainly not how Minassian presents himself in the lengthy videotaped interview conducted late that night by Det. Rob Thomas of the Toronto Police Sex Crimes unit.

Alek Minassian lives in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto.

A Toronto judge charged Minassian on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder on Tuesday.

But many outlets — such as — are in shock that Toronto police managed to take Minassian in alive, with zero gunshot wounds.

Earlier in the day, the 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, was charged with first degree murder in the deaths of 10 pedestrians mowed down by a rented van that he sent careening along a mile of a busy walkway.

If the horse didn't win, there was always a reason," said Jason Minassian, recalling those testy phone calls.

Minassian appeared in court by video from jail, standing straight with his arms at his side, and didn't say a word.

Minassian then allegedly drove south down Yonge Street for nearly 1 and a half miles, striking more pedestrians near Sheppard Avenue, police said.

On Tuesday, a portrait began to emerge of Minassian, the young man alleged to have carried out the attack.

Others said Minassian had struggled socially, especially with women.

Police said the suspect, 25-year-old Alek Minassian, was not known to them before Monday’s carnage in Canada’s most populous city, which also left 14 people injured.

This attack was a source of inspiration to Minassian in the Toronto murders, although police have yet to determine a motive.