Two teenagers facing charges in an alleged plot to kill three of their classmates will undergo psychiatric evaluations at the Pinel Institute psychiatric facility in Montreal.
The 16-year-old faces 10 charges and the 14-year-old faces eight, for a total of 18 charges.
This includes:
- Three counts of conspiracy to commit murder.
- Three counts of conspiracy to commit a criminal act.
- Criminal harassment.
- Assault.
- Aggravated assault.
The 16-year-old also faces one charge of possession of a weapon.
Tuesday, standing with guards on either side of them, the two accused showed no emotion before youth court Judge Viviane Primeau in Saint-Hyacinthe.
They will remain detained pending the results of their evaluations.
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The two suspects were arrested in Saint-Hyacinthe last Wednesday, about 60 km east of Montreal, after parents of one of the teens tipped off police.
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officials searched the teen’s high school and said they found evidence of a plan to kill several of their peers, as well as drug and sexually assault another.
SQ spokesperson Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said the case should serve as a reminder to all teens that police take all threats seriously, even when they are made on social media.
The case will resume Oct. 18.