37-year-old Sofiane Ghazi has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing his pregnant wife early Monday morning.
Her child, delivered during an emergency C-section, died later in hospital.
Ghazi appeared in a Montreal courthouse Tuesday afternoon and faces charges of first-degree murder as well as attempted murder, among other charges.
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Officials say he and the woman have two other children together.
Montreal police responded to a 911 call at 2:30 a.m. on Langelier Boulevard near Pascale Street when they found the woman, who was eight months pregnant, with multiple stab wounds to her upper body.
“The woman was transported to hospital with serious wounds,” said Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture.
“Her life is not in danger.”