Canadian Man Deliberately Targets and Kills Muslim Family in Act of Terrorism

Nathaniel Veltman, a Canadian man, is on trial for deliberately running over and killing a Muslim family of four in London, Ontario, in June 2021. Prosecutors argue that Veltman was "hunting for Muslims to kill" and had expressed white nationalist views in a "terrorist manifesto" found on his computer. While the defense acknowledges Veltman's responsibility for the killings, they argue that he should be convicted of a lesser charge of manslaughter due to mental disorders and childhood traumas. If convicted of first-degree murder, Veltman faces life in prison. This incident is considered the deadliest anti-Muslim attack in Canada since the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting.