Laval man faces six charges in connection to hammer attacks

LAVAL – Francis Jutras, 34, has been charged in connection with Tuesday night’s hammer attacks that left one man dead and two others injured.

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Jutras faces six charges including first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, breach of condition, breaking and entering and public mischief.

The victim, 19-year-old François-Xavier Théberge, was killed just two streets away from his home.

A 61-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman suffered minor injuries to the head.

Police could not say what Jutras’ motive was.

He was arrested after he shattered a series of car windows and damaged the front window of a store not far from the murder scene.