The two men who were allegedly hired by real estate developer Jean-François Malo in the attack on a young lawyer are acquitted of the charge of attempted murder. They are, however, found guilty of discharging a firearm targeting Nicholas Daudelin in his residence in Mont-Saint-Hilaire in March 2020.
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Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Ndiaye and Daouda Dieng, 42 and 36 respectively, were also found not guilty of the charges of intimidation and obstruction of justice, judge Stéphane Godri ruled at the Longueuil courthouse on Thursday.
There is a doubt about the intention to cause death, said Judge Godri. “By discharging four shots, it can only be established that the accused knew that the victim’s life was in danger”
According to him, the two individuals actually presented themselves to Ms.e Daudelin, 34, shot in his home in March 2020.
Videotapes presented in class by the crown also show that a meeting was held five days before the attack between Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Ndiaye and the real estate developer of Joliette Jean-François Malo.
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Daouda Dieng
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Suspected of having ordered the attack, the latter is accused of attempted murder in a separate file. His legal proceedings will continue in 2023.
In his testimony on February 28, Mr.e Daudelin, from LCM Avocats, explained that he first knew Jean-François Malo in the context of a local dispute with the Caisse populaire de Joliette. The file was “hot”, and the director of the fund had been “beaten up”, he recalled.
In 2019, he then undertook on behalf of the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec a series of civil actions in connection with suspicions of fraud on the part of Mr. Malo’s group of companies.