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Montreal police apprehend Philippe-Pinel Institute escapee

The SPVM found Brennan walking along Newman Boulevard in Lasalle. File photo. Sûreté du Québec

The Sûreté du Québec issued an advisory that they are looking for an escapee from Montreal’s Philippe-Pinel Institute.

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Sean Brennan has been at the psychiatric institution since a 2011 murder in Pointe-Claire for which he was found not criminally responsible.

Brennan escaped the institute Monday afternoon around 1:15 p.m.

READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Montreal family sounds the alarm over alleged lack of security at the Douglas Institute

UPDATE: Brennan was apprehended by Montreal police in the Lasalle borough Wednesday morning.

“We have been working with Montreal police to locate the individual,” said SQ spokesperson Ingrid Asselin.

“[Brennan] was found in Lasalle around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, he will be transported back to the Philippe-Pinel Institute.”

Brennan was seen by a Montreal police patrol while he was walking along Newman Boulevard.

Brennan could face charges of escaping custody.

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