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Richard Henry Bain trial: explaining his ‘vision’ to separate Montreal from Quebec

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WATCH ABOVE: On the stand during the fourth day of his first-degree murder trial, Richard Henry Bain explained his vision "to have peace and harmony between anglophones and francophones." Global's Tim Sargeant reports – Jul 21, 2016

On the fourth day of Richard Henry Bain‘s testimony, the accused outlined his vision for Quebec: “to have peace and harmony between anglophones and francophones.”

He also insisted Montreal needs to be separated from Quebec.

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Bain explained his vision in a phone interview he gave TVA journalist Claude Poirier, which was played before the court.

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After, jurors were shown the interrogation video of April 5, 2013 as Bain sat in the prisoner’s box.

Wednesday, jurors at Bain’s first-degree murder trial watched footage of the accused slumping to the floor as he was being questioned by a police investigator.

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The interrogation took place in September 2012, two days after one man was shot to death and another was wounded outside a Montreal nightclub on the night of the Quebec election.

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Bain is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Denis Blanchette, and attempted murder after the same bullet hit David Courage.

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The 65-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all six charges, including three of attempted murder and two that are arson-related.

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In the video, jurors saw Bain invoking his right to refuse to answer questions and then remaining silent for more than two hours as he occasionally sobbed, prayed and clutched his head.

Toward the end of the questioning, Bain complained of chest pains before falling off his chair and lying on the ground for several minutes.

Defence lawyer Alan Guttman said outside the courtroom he believes the video shows his client’s right to silence was not respected and the interrogation constituted a form of mental cruelty.

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Bain testified on Tuesday that he still has no recollection of the events on the night of the shooting.

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— With files from The Canadian Press.

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