Federal corrections officials say a convicted killer must remain in a men’s prison despite identifying as a woman.
Mohamed Al Ballouz, who now uses the name Levana, was sentenced in December to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years.
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In 2022, Al Ballouz murdered Synthia Bussières and the couple’s sons — five-year-old Eliam and two-year-old Zac — in the Montreal suburb of Brossard.
Al Ballouz, who transitioned in custody, had asked to be incarcerated at the Joliette Institution for Women, northeast of Montreal.
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But Correctional Service of Canada says it has completed an assessment of the convicted killer and decided Al Ballouz will remain in a men’s prison to carry out a life sentence for second-degree murder.
The agency says each request for accommodation is assessed individually.
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