Major turnaround in the trial of Marc-André Grenon: almost 24 years later, the accused admitted on Wednesday to having caused the death of Guylaine Potvin on April 28, 2000. The man, who did not present a defense, continues everything likewise to plead not guilty.
This defense admission was revealed by the head of the prosecution, Mr.e Pierre-Alexandre Bernard, at the opening of the pleadings Wednesday at the Chicoutimi courthouse.
“The defense admits that it was Marc-André Grenon who showed up on the night of April 28, 2000 to attack Guylaine Potvin,” he explained to the jury.
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Guylaine Potvin
The noose had tightened day by day in recent weeks around the accused. A forensic biologist notably came to explain that it was “hundreds of billions” of times more likely that the DNA found on the scene at the time belonged to Marc-André Grenon rather than to someone else.
The man is accused of having sexually assaulted and killed Guylaine Potvin in her apartment in Jonquière.
More details to come.