TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – Two youths charged in a triple slaying last month will remain behind bars until their trial.
The 17-year-olds appeared for a bail hearing on Tuesday but their lawyers made no request to have them released on bond.
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They will return to court April 29 when the next steps in the process will be determined.
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Crown prosecutor Hippolyte Brin says the accused could face a preliminary hearing before a youth court judge, a trial before a judge alone or a trial before a judge and jury.
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The youths face three charges each of premeditated murder and three of conspiracy to commit murder.
Two sisters aged 17 and 22 were found dead in a residence last month along with the younger girl’s 17-year-old boyfriend.
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The Crown has said it wants the accused to be sentenced as adults if they are convicted.
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