Montreal Murder

• Montreal woman charged with 2nd-degree murder after killing in Parc-Extension

  The Crown said a request was made to evaluate whether the accused can be held criminally responsible. She was charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2023
  
• Teen, extradited from Peru, arrested on murder charges in Montreal

  The extradited teen faces second-degree charges in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old in January. Because he was a minor at the time, he cannot be identified.

  Crime

  Dec 5, 2022
  
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• Police arrest 2 in Ontario after Montreal-area restaurant killing

  Quebec provincial police say Tafari Bezabeh, 19, was arrested Wednesday in Toronto and appeared by video at the courthouse in Laval on a first-degree murder charge.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2022
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• New trial ordered for Quebec man accused in 2016 stabbing death of store clerk

  The Court of Appeal says the trial judge erred by telling jurors that the defendant's behaviour after the killing was not relevant in determining guilt.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2022
• Montreal man charged with killing parents will undergo psychiatric evaluation

  Mitchell Arnott, who was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his parents, will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is criminally responsible.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
• Man who killed Montreal teen by stabbing her 72 times tries again for supervised visits

  In 2006, Sebastien Simon brutally murdered Brigitte Serre by stabbing her 72 times at a Montreal gas station where she worked during a robbery gone wrong.

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2022
• Montreal police seek public’s help in 20th homicide of 2021

  Montreal police said they have reason to believe the victim of the city's 20th homicide, a 75-year-old man, was not the intended target.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2021
• Man who murdered Montreal teen using ‘faint hope clause’ to seek early release

  Sebastien Simon was 18 years old when he was convicted of first degree murder. Fifteen years later, he is trying a new avenue in his effort to get early parole.

  Crime

  Aug 7, 2021
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• Montreal police investigate 2nd homicide of 2019

  A 74-year-old man was arrested in connection with the death of a 70-year-old woman in Montreal's Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2019
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• EXCLUSIVE: Brigitte Serre’s family outraged by killer’s request for release

  The family of Brigitte Serre is speaking out after finding out that their daughter's killer has requested escorted temporary visits.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2019