Veltman trial, day 12: Jury hears from forensic identification officer

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The trial of Nathaniel Veltman, who has been accused of deliberately placing a London, Ont. Muslim household along with his pick-up truck, enters its third week Monday because the Crown continues to name witnesses.

Veltman, 22, is going through 4 counts of homicide and one rely of tried homicide in relation to the deaths of the Afzaal household. Hehas pleaded not responsible to all prices.

5 members of the Afzaal household, had been out for a stroll on June 6, 2021 in London, Ont. after they had been struck by a pick-up truck.

Grandmother Talat, 74, her son Salman, 46, his spouse Madiha, 44 and their daughter Yumnah, 15, had been all killed. Their nine-year-old son, suffered critical accidents however has since recovered.

The Crown has known as Det. Const. Chris Thomas, a forensic identification officer with the London Police Service to testify Monday.

CTV Windsor’s Michelle Maluske is stay from the courtroom:

Crown Legal professional Fraser Ball has known as Detective Constable Chris Thomas, a forensic identification officer with the London Police service, a job he is held for the previous 5 years.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

The crown is giving every juror a bodily copy of all of the photographs taken by Det. Cnst. Thomas.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

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There’s a plastic proof bag over the entrance left fender. Det. Cnst. Thomas says its to guard what he believes is “organic proof” on the truck.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

These photographs had been taken 10:02 p.m., 1.5 hours after the pickup struck a household of 5 on the nook of Hyde Park Street and South Carriage Street within the metropolis of London

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

A collection of small blue cones seem to observe the trail of the pickup truck, up off the road and onto the sidewalk and onto the grass after which again down onto the road.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

A closeup image of the blue cones are proper beside black marks & scuff marks on the sidewalk concrete.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

That concludes Det. Cnst. Thomas’ examination in chief by CA Ball. Hicks questioning now..

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

He is asking Det. Cnst. a couple of knife he photographed and seized on the mall car parking zone that was by no means processed as a part of the investigation.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

Det. Cnst. Thomas requested about items of plastic “shards” he photographed and seized for the visitors administration investigators.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

Hicks will get Det. Cnst. Thomas to substantiate he did not take any fingerprints off any objects seized both on the scene of the collision or the place the pickup truck was seized.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

CA Ball asks for the morning break. Jury excused.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

She’s instructing the jury to not connect any significance to the very fact there was a scene scan executed for the investigation but it surely will not be proven through the trial.

Its due to an agreed assertion of info; Veltman admits he was driving the truck that struck the Afzaal household.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

Det. Cnst. Thomas’ proof is concluded by Ball.

Federal prosecutor Sarah Shaikh has known as a forensic identification officer who carried out a search warrant at Veltmans’ house and went to go looking his pickup truck at a towing yard.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

Kudos to my colleague @NPaparellaCTV who caught it..

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

On June 13, 2021, @ 12:47p.m. he went to a tow yard, within the police compound; a bit that solely has “restricted” entry. He seen and broke the seal on the truck door; the seal signifies nobody else had been within the truck because it was seized on the car parking zone.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

“It was actually tight quarters” he says, that the compound bay was too small for him to have the ability to again up as a lot as he would have favored for a full view of the truck.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

The primary photograph, clearly exhibits the truck in a small bay, not a lot larger than a automotive wash bay. It does have important entrance finish harm however the entrance grill will not be bent or broken in any respect.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

There’s additionally some grass caught within the backside passenger facet of the grill guard.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

At this level, Shaikh is studying in an agreed assertion of info.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

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Shaikh says the DNA of two members of the Afzaal household was recognized on the hood of the truck and DNA was recognized of a third sufferer on the entrance “push bar” or “grill guard”

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

Shaikh says she has much more questions for Det. Cnst. Veerman so court docket is on lunch break till 215pm.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

Det. Cnst. Veerman, a forensic identification specialist returns to the stand. He checked out items of plastic seized from the scene.

“The items match” identical to “a puzzle” past an affordable doubt to having come from the truck pushed by Veltman.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

The next objects had been discovered within the truck:
-6″ cerrated knife
-airsoft pistol (that regarded like a “black handgun”)
-2.5″ cerrated knife with a curved blade
-12″ machete with a curved blade within the sheath

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

After he took his pictures, “a big workforce” was engaged on the investigation to “assist execute the warrant”. His function was strictly to {photograph} the house. The remainder of the workforce was tasked with truly seizing objects.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

The jury is coming again with one other instruction from Justice Pomerance. She is telling them whatever the questions on the place the monetary establishment card is now, it does not matter. The events have agreed it belonged to Veltman.

— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023

Hicks has extra questions for Det. Cnst. Veerman so the choose has launched the jury for the day.

Court docket resumes tomorrow @ 10am

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— Michelle Maluske (@MMaluskeCTV) September 25, 2023