Martin Carpentier didn’t like anyone other than himself taking care of his children, Norah and Romy’s maternal grandmother said Tuesday during the second day of coroner’s hearings into their deaths.
Martin did not like that the spouse of the time of Amélie Lemieux, the mother of the two girls, took Romy in her arms, related grandmother Gaétane Tremblay.
She noticed changes in Martin Carpentier’s behavior in the weeks, months leading up to the three deaths, which occurred in July 2020.
Martin Carpentier’s fear of losing custody of his children was constant, said the maternal grandmother, who lived in the twinned next to him. She often collected his confidences, his fears, even after his separation from his daughter.
Even if everyone tried to reassure him by telling him that he had nothing to fear, that he was a good father, his fear returned.
One afternoon he arrived at her house “in a sweat” and said he didn’t want a divorce, he didn’t want to remarry, he didn’t want to sell the semi-detached house, he wanted to continue to live next to the maternal grandparents.
On another occasion, when he had a new spouse, after visiting a house, Martin Carpentier said to the grandmother: “I’m under pressure”.