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Man accused of killing 2 children at Laval daycare to stand trial in April 2025

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Laval parents, daycare workers mark anniversary of fatal bus crash
RELATED - It has been one year since a bus crashed into a daycare in Laval, killing two young children and injuring six others. Parents, educators and politicians gathered at a nearby park for an intimate ceremony. Global's Elizabeth Zogalis has more. – Feb 8, 2024

The man accused of murdering two children and injuring six others after a city bus crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is scheduled to stand trial over five weeks beginning in April 2025.

Superior Court Justice Lyne Décarie on Thursday set Pierre Ny St-Amand’s trial for next April 7 to May 9, but suggested the dates could be moved forward if the schedules of the lawyers in the case open up.

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St-Amand was arrested after a transit bus crashed into the front of a daycare in Laval, Que., on Feb. 8, 2023, killing two young children, aged five and four, and injuring six others.

In February, a Quebec court judge ruled after a preliminary inquiry that there was sufficient evidence to send the case to trial.

The former Laval transit driver will stand trial on two charges of first-degree murder and seven other charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault.

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The case is scheduled to return to court on June 11.

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