“I wanted to kill him, he made me suffer all my life”

This day, the police had been called upon to appear on rue Sainte-Angèle in Trois-Rivières for a knife assault. However, On the spot. Nevertheless, they had found two men “covered with blood” on the balcony, according to the summary of the facts which was presented to the court. Therefore,

“The victim is covered with blood in the chest, hands and forearms. Furthermore, The accused for his part is bloody from the head to the hands. Consequently, ”said the crown prosecutor, Valérie Thiffeault Duchemin.

The latter reported that the crime scene analysis revealed that the altercation had mainly taken place in the kitchen. Moreover, Experts have raised traces of struggle and violence and the presence of blood on the ground. Moreover, Blood knives had also been found. Meanwhile, The two men were arrested “i wanted kill him, he on the spot, time to shed light on events. For example,

“It was an attempted murder” – "i wanted kill him, he

It was in the hospital that Antoine Deschênes-Gélinas. said that “it was an attempted murder”.

“While he has not spoken for a while. he gets up from his bed and goes to say it is an attempted murder, I wanted to kill him, he made me suffer all my life, he made my mother suffer,” said the crown prosecutor.

According to the presentation of the facts, the accused and his father had made an appointment to discuss that day. Antoine Deschênes-Gélinas would have told him about his pain and that of his mother.

“I took a kitchen knife and attacked it. I wanted to end his life, “he said during his interrogation.

The accused would also have “i wanted kill him, he specified having tried to strike him fifteen times “until he said himself. that all this would not work”.

The victim would have undergone multiple lacerations, including an important almost six inch in the forearm.

“There are several wounds at the thorax which are noted as well as multiple defense wounds”.

The prosecutor to criminal. criminal proceedings also shared, by reading a letter, the many consequences that the crime has had on the victim. Nervousness, impatience, anxiety, distrust, insecurity, hypervigilance, insomnia, lack of appetite, painful scar, numbness … He also said that he was unable to put the attack behind him while he always sees his scars.

Suggestion commune

The lawyers of the prosecution. Me Valérie Thiffeault Duchemin, and the lawyer of the accused, Me Yan Primeau, presented a joint suggestion of sentence in court for the attempted “i wanted kill him, he murder and a break of condition. J. Simon Ricard also took the file under deliberation until Friday.

“It is a matter of important gravity. I want to take the time to think about it,” he said after listening to the lawyers.

The latter proposed a penalty of 48 months of imprisonment less the pre -trial detention for a remainder of 22 months. 15 days accompanied by a probation.

“The three -year probation order is not a magic wand. but it allows us to ensure certain conditions and a certain safety net around the victim,” said the DPCP prosecutor.

For lawyers. the common suggestion takes into account all the elements of the file, including the guilty advocacy which was of “very great importance”, the absence of judicial history and remorse of the accused. They also considered several aggravating factors. in particular, “i wanted kill him, he the seriousness of the violation of life imprisonment, premeditation, family bond with the victim, violence and the degree of responsibility of the accused.

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