Nathaniel Veltman, who is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and associated terrorism counts, told the jury at his Superior Court trial that he is remorseful for his attack on the Afzaal family two years ago.
“I know it was horrible,” the 22-year-old said on his third day of testimony in his own defence in Windsor, Ont., court. He’s pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his defence lawyer has said he disputes his client’s intent was to kill the family.
The remorse began the day after the truck attack that killed three generations — four members — of the Afzaal family, and injured the family’s youngest member, a nine-year-old boy. “As the hours went by, this depersonalized feeling that I wasn’t all there, it was starting to go away and reality was setting in. I was more shutting down and in shock because I couldn’t process what I had done,” he said.
With every hour that passed, the accused said he became tormented with his actions. “It was torture. I was no longer the person I used to be.
Source: cbc.ca
Saturday, April 18, 2026
