The heavily encrypted digital devices owned by the man who carried out the deadly Toronto van attack are giving his own lawyer problems, court heard Thursday, which may delay the start of Alek Minassian’s first-degree murder trial. Minassian, of Richmond Hill, Ont., made a brief court appearance Thursday as the defence and Crown finalize his case before next year’s murder trial, set to begin Feb. 10. Court heard the defence’s forensic computer experts had only just been able to crack Minassian’s devices, after being granted access to them several months ago. “I thought Mr. Minassian had the password,” said Justice Anne Molloy, who will preside over the case without a jury. The 27-year-old Minassian is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in the incident that took place on Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.

Source: thestar November 28, 2019 17:26 UTC