He was hoping to regain his freedom, but the 16-year-old accused of stabbing his teacher at John F. Kennedy School in Montreal last December will have to remain behind bars pending trial.
Posted at 12:39 p.m.
Given the evidence presented, Judge Annie Savard, of the youth division of the Court of Quebec, ordered that the young person remain detained.
The teenager remained stoic in the dock as he heard the judge’s decision. He only glanced a few times at his mother and uncle, who were in the room.
“The family is very affected and very disappointed by the judge’s decision”, commented the defendant’s lawyer, Mr.and Tiago Murias, leaving the courtroom. “I explained to them the reasons behind this decision, and they respect and accept it. »
A court order prevents the media from disclosing the reasons given by the judge, as well as the testimony that allowed her to come to this conclusion, to avoid harming a possible trial by jury.
In particular, the judge had to take into account the danger that the accused represents for society as well as the seriousness of the offense with which he is charged to make the decision to release him or not.
Last week, during the investigation into the teenager’s release, a detective sergeant from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) notably recounted the events of December 9, 2021, around 10 a.m., when visual arts teacher Maxime Canuel was seriously injured with a sharp object.
The defendant’s mother also testified.
attempted murder
Four counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon with intent to commit an offense and possession of a concealed weapon have been filed against the teenager.
The criminal and penal prosecuting attorney has already filed a notice before the judge to mean that she could seek an adult sentence if the accused is found guilty at the end of the process.
The armed attack at John F. Kennedy School, an English-speaking primary and secondary school in the Saint-Michel district, had provoked a major police deployment and triggered the confinement of the students of the establishment.
Anxious parents had gone to the school to try to find out what was going on.
The accused was arrested shortly after the attack, while he was walking near the school.
A spokesperson for the English-Montreal School Board (EMSB) then revealed that the student in question had “disciplinary” problems.
Social intervention teams were called to the scene since some students who witnessed the attack were in shock.