Man who killed four members of Muslim family in London, Ont., appealing convictions, document shows

Man who killed four members of Muslim family in London, Ont., appealing convictions, document shows

A courtroom sketch of Nathaniel Veltman, centre, as the verdict is read in the Superior Court of Justice in Windsor, Ont., in November 2023.

A court document shows a man convicted of murdering four members of a Muslim family and seriously injuring another in what the judge deemed to be an act of terrorism is appealing his convictions on three grounds.

A lawyer representing Nathaniel Veltman filed a new notice of appeal in February, nearly a year after Veltman filed an initial inmate notice of appeal.

The document says Veltman is challenging his convictions and seeking a new trial on grounds that the trial judge erred in admitting the “ideological evidence,” and in admitting his statement