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The Richmond Hill man accused of killing 10 people in a van attack in north Toronto will go on trial on Feb. 3, 2020.

Alek Minassian, 26, didn’t appear in court Tuesday but his lawyer Boris Bytensky and North York Crown attorney Joe Callaghan set his trial date during the case’s first time in Superior Court.

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Lawyers estimated the trial would last three to four months, but that time frame could be shortened in the intervening time frame.

Minassian faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in the April 23 Yonge Street attack.

Bytensky said Minassian probably won’t appear again in court as a designation has been filed. A designation enables an accused’s counsel to appear on his behalf.

“Minassian won’t show up unless he has to be here, for example, he’d certainly have to be here for a guilty plea or a trial,” Bytensky said.