Toronto Monday Van Attack victims identified
Toronto, Apr 27 (IBNS): All of the victims of Monday's deadly van attack in Toronto have now been identified, media reports said.
The 10 deceased victims ranged in age from 22 to 94 were named at a joint news conference Friday afternoon with the provincial coroner and Toronto police, who also provided an update on the investigation.
Dr. Dirk Huyer, the chief coroner of Ontario, told reporters at Toronto police headquarters that all the families of the deceased persons had been notified,.
"[The families] have suffered a terrible and unspeakable tragedy that is unimaginable to everybody," said Huyer.
Here are the names of those killed:
Beutis Renuka Amarasingha, 45, of Toronto.
Andrea Bradden, 33, of Woodbridge, Ont.
Geraldine Brady, 83, of Toronto.
Sohe Chung, 22, of Toronto.
Anne Marie D'Amico, 30, of Toronto.
Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Forsyth, 94, of Toronto.
Chul Min (Eddie) Kang, 45, of Toronto.
Ji Hun Kim, 22, of Toronto.
Munir Abdo Habib Najjar, 85, of Toronto.
Dorothy Sewell, 80, of Toronto.
The majority of those fatally struck were women, with only two men among the deceased.
Lead homicide investigator, Det. Sgt. Graham Gibson, previously explained this is also true for those injured.
Two foreign nationals were among those killed, Huyer said at the news conference.
Najjar was a Jordanian citizen and had only been in Toronto for a couple of weeks visiting his son. The Jordanian Embassy told CBC News he was also a grandfather.
Ji Hun Kim was a South Korean international student at Seneca College.
Earlier, a family member confirmed to CBC News the identity of Chung, a University of Toronto student. The 22-year-old was born and raised in Canada to a Korean family and worked in sales at luxury retailer Holt Renfrew.
Friday marked five days since a white rental van tore down Yonge Street in North York, killing 10 people and injuring 16. Police said two people who were injured left the scene Monday but spoke to officials later in the week.
Suspect Alek Minassian, 25,Toronto Monday Van Attack victims identified allegedly rented a panel van from Ryder before making his way to the Yonge Street and Finch Avenue in Toronto around 1:30 p.m. and deliberately striking pedestrians.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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