The Toronto van attack suspect praised mass shooter Elliot Rodger and referenced a misogynistic online community of angry celibate men in a Facebook message he posted minutes before ten people were killed.

Alek Minassian, who is charged with 10 counts of premeditated murder, posted on social media about the 'incel' subculture of men who blame women for their involuntary celibacy.

The 25-year-old was arrested after a rented vehicle ploughed into a crowd, leaving a further 15 people hospitalised, and also faces multiple counts of attempted murder.

Incel - short for “involuntary celibate” - is often used in connection with online groups of sexually frustrated men who are known to rant against women.

The message which appeared on his profile also referred to ‘Chads’ and ‘Stacys’ - dismissive slang for men and women with more active sex lives - and said that the "incel rebellion has already begun".