The ex-spouse of the woman found unresponsive on Friday in her home will appear this afternoon at the Montreal courthouse. He had been arrested late Friday evening by the Montreal police.
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“He was transported to a detention center, where he was met by investigators from the Major Crimes Section for the past few hours,” Constable Caroline Chèvrefils, spokesperson for the Montreal Police Department, briefly explained on Saturday. the City of Montreal (SPVM), confirming that the arrest of the man had taken place on Friday evening.
The Montreal police remain cautious in this case for the moment, indicating that it is “possible that the suspect” is “the ex-spouse of the victim”. Our sources confirm, however, that it is indeed the former boyfriend of Viergemene Toussaint, this 42-year-old woman whose body found on Friday portrait of the marks of violence. It was the 24e murder of the year to occur in Montreal.
The identity of the man who was arrested is not yet known. The latter must appear this afternoon before a judge at the Montreal courthouse. The suspect is not known to the police, however, said Mr.me Honeysuckle.
According to our information, however, the suspect was due to return to court on November 14 in a domestic violence case. He allegedly kidnapped and beat the victim last summer. Sources say he tried to steal and destroy her cell phone.
He was conditionally released at the end of July, court documents show. It also specifies that he was forbidden to approach the victim and his home. He had no right to communicate with her.
In recent months, the neighborhood would have witnessed arguments between the woman and her husband, say our sources. The Press was able to confirm that the ex-spouse suspected of murder would have been arrested at that time.
The charge(s) that could be filed against him will be determined by the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP). Recall that it was a friend of the victim who made the sad discovery on Friday morning. Authorities were notified around 9:30 a.m. “The friend in question had not heard from the victim for some time. He therefore went to her house and was able to enter the apartment, ”reported agent Jean-Pierre Brabant.
With Mayssa Ferah, The Press