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'I can't talk to family anymore': boy who survived London attack gives statement

Sentencing hearing continues for London attacker

LONDON, Ont. - The boy who survived a truck attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of his family addressed a sentencing hearing on Friday for the white nationalist convicted of the murders, a statement that brought many in court to tears.

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Sentencing hearing continues for man found guilty in London attack on Muslim family

Imam Abd Alfatah Twakkal speaks at a press conference before the start of the first day of the sentencing hearing for Nathaniel Veltman in London, Ont., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Veltman was convicted in the June 6th, 2021 hit-and-run murder of four members of the Afzaal family as they were out for a walk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins

LONDON, Ont. - The boy who survived a truck attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of his family addressed a sentencing hearing on Friday for the white nationalist convicted of the murders, a statement that brought many in court to tears.

The boy, whose name has been withheld to protect his privacy, was nine on June 6, 2021 – the day Nathaniel Veltman drove a truck into his family while they were out for walk.

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