Failed defence in Toronto's van attack trial damaged the autism community, activists say
Posted: Mar 04, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 4 Despite an judge finding the driver in Toronto's deadly van attack guilty on all 10 counts of first-degree murder, there is concern among the autism community that the trial itself, which saw autism argued as a defence, further stigmatized those with the disorder.(Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press) When Michael Cnudde, who has autism, learned that lawyers for the man accused of Toronto's deadly van attack in 2018 would be using the disorder as a defence for their client, his immediate reaction was: "How dare they?" Yet despit...
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