A 28-year-old filmmaker was formally charged Thursday with the unpremeditated murder of his mother in the Centre-Sud district of Montreal.
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Emmanuel Gendron-Tardif appeared at the Montreal courthouse in the morning for one of the most serious offenses in the Criminal Code.
The accused, who had no criminal history, will remain in custody pending further proceedings.
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According to our information, he is accused of having stabbed to death his mother, Lysane Gendron, in a dwelling he had recently occupied, rue Fullum.
Another family member of the 61-year-old woman reportedly first contacted 911 around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday to request that officers come and check on the victim’s condition.
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Lysane Gendron, victim
When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the mother’s body under a piece of furniture. She had been stabbed in the neck.
Gendron-Tardif had already fled before the arrival of the police on the spot.
He was located, then arrested a few hours later, along the Décarie highway.
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It was after his interrogation with the major crimes investigators that they informed him that he was under arrest for the murder of his mother.
Shock wave
The murder of Lysane Gendron had the effect of a bombshell among her relatives and colleagues in the City of Laval, where she worked as assistant director of the culture, leisure and sports department.
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“The circumstances surrounding his death are tragic and shocking and, in these difficult times, my thoughts are with his loved ones,” wrote Claude Larochelle, municipal councilor for Fabreville, on Facebook.
Photo taken from the Facebook page “Les Rapailleurs”
“Her listening, her gentleness and her ideas were among the many elements that made the collaboration with her so rewarding and pleasant,” added Sainte-Rose councilor Flavia Alexandra Novac, describing the event as “horrible”.
Photo QMI Agency, Maxime Deland
Screening affected?
As for the accused, he is known in the film industry in Montreal for having, among other things, directed three feature films, including one which is due to hit theaters next April.
Contacted by The newspaperthe film’s distributor had not indicated whether the circumstances would affect the screening of the film.
Gendron-Tardif’s case will return to court on February 28.