The father of the girl from Granby, who died in disturbing circumstances in May 2019, remains behind bars.
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Such is the decision handed down by the National Parole Board of Canada, which even refuses him the right to day parole in a halfway house.
The child’s grandmother, mother of the 34-year-old man, received a call this morning around 9 a.m. from a PBC spokesperson to inform her of the decision and then received a written confirmation.
She was still waiting to receive a copy of the decision with the reasons when TVA Nouvelles spoke to her.
She said she was relieved by this decision.
She and her relatives are convinced that the father of the family feels no sincere remorse for the tragic events.
They also live with the fear of crossing his path if he were to find some form of freedom.
“Listening to him speak during the hearing, it is as if nothing is his fault. He doesn’t seem to recognize his faults and his responsibility even though he was the one who took the decision to wrap my little girl in duct tape to prevent her from running away from home. Me, I know how manipulative he is and I’m happy to know that the commissioners have seen through his game. He has to serve the four years in prison to which he was sentenced, period! “, mentioned the grandmother.
Last Thursday, before the parole board of Canada, she mentioned that releasing him so quickly would send the message that a child is not that important.
The 34-year-old, who pleaded guilty to forcible confinement, is currently serving a four-year prison sentence.
If the father admitted that what he did was wrong, he repeated several times to the commissioners, still being unable to explain the actions he took in wrapping the body of his 7-year-old daughter in adhesive tape. night before his death.
“I never thought I’d be able to tie him up like this … I acted out of emotion, irrationally … I have no excuses, it doesn’t doesn’t happen, I’m aware of that,” said the man.
According to him, the girl had health and behavior problems, he hardly slept anymore and had difficulty thinking clearly.
He acknowledged the emotional dependence he had on his ex-spouse at the time, to whom he felt indebted because she had helped him regain custody of his children.
“I’m trying to understand what brought me there … I relied too much on my spouse … I saw no more solutions,” he added.
His ex-spouse, a 39-year-old woman who taped her mouth to stop her from screaming, was found guilty of the unpremeditated murder of the girl in December 2021.
She was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of release for 13 years.
The father’s case management team offered day parole in a Longueuil halfway house with a curfew.
According to information from the grandmother, her son will have to wait six months before he can reapply.