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Quebec mother accused of killing her 3 children dies before trial

Sonia Blanchette, the Quebec mother accused of killing her three young children, died in Montreal on January 15, 2015.
Sonia Blanchette, the Quebec mother accused of killing her three young children, died in Montreal on January 15, 2015. Courtesy L'Express

MONTREAL — According to reports, the Quebec mother accused of killing her three children has died in a Montreal hospital.

Sonia Blanchette faced three counts of first-degree murder after her three children – Lorelie, 5, Loic, 4, and Anaïs, 2 – were found dead in their mother’s apartment in Drummondville on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Radio-Canada is reporting that Blanchette died early Friday morning at 1:35 a.m. at the Sacré Coeur Hospital as a result of a hunger strike. She had been hospitalized since Dec. 19, and her weight had dropped to 80 pounds.

Blanchette was expected to appear in court in Sherbrooke on Friday to have the date for her murder trial set.

READ MORE: Quebec mother accused of killing 3 children in court

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