Mafioso Nicola Spagnolo was found guilty of aggravated assault on Monday afternoon.
Spagnolo, 47, stabbed a young man – whose identity we must conceal – following an argument that arose at the exit of a bar located at the corner of Saint-François-Xavier and Notre-Dame streets , in Old Montreal, on the night of 1er to August 2, 2020.
The formal identification of Nicola Spagnolo as the one who had stabbed the victim was at the heart of the trial which mainly took place last spring.
The evidence was based in particular on the testimony of the victim and on a video captured by a surveillance camera on the night of the crime. Spagnolo had presented no defense.
The trial was presided over by Judge Yves Paradis of the Court of Quebec.
The prosecution is carried out by Mr.e Matthew Ferguson and the defense by Me Daniele Roy.
More details to come.