Watch: Fatal weekend in Montreal area
MONTREAL – A 17-year-old girl was murdered in a hotel on Saturday in Montreal.
At around 10:45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about a woman in distress at Le Chablis Hotel, on the corner of Sherbrooke and Lacordaire.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the young woman seriously injured in the upper body.
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She was rushed to hospital, where her death was confirmed, said François Collard, a spokesperson for the Montreal police.
An 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
This was the city’s 12th murder of the year.
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