Posted at 7:00 a.m.
“If you try to leave, I’ll kill you, like Blue. After killing a little girl’s Chihuahua with his hands, Samuel Tremblay issued this chilling threat to a mother and daughter. Overwhelmed by mental health problems, the young man already convicted of having run into pedestrians was abandoned by the system, according to the defense.
“A week before the events, he had informed his mother that he was not feeling well, that he wanted to see his doctor, which they did. But he did not see a psychiatrist, and no medication was prescribed. This is really a case where we escaped the case of Mr. Tremblay, ”lamented his lawyer, Ms.e Diane Chartier, during the sentencing.
Detained since March 2021 for this sordid story, Samuel Tremblay was sentenced to two years less a day in prison on 1er last June, at the Montreal courthouse. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to counts of assaulting a child, forcible confinement and willfully killing and maiming a dog.
“Strange Reason”
That day, Samuel Tremblay is at the apartment of a friend and her young daughter in Montreal. While having fun with Blue, his friend’s chihuahua, he begins to “mistreat” the dog for a “strange reason”. “I’ll spare you the details,” was limited to saying Me Chartier, summarizing the facts to the court.
The dog Blue then lies on the ground, visibly dead. The little girl then tries to take the dog to protect him, but Samuel Tremblay pushes her until she falls to the ground. The torturer takes the dog by the neck and continues to beat him. He ends up putting the dog in a shoebox and putting it in the freezer.
Her friend is then in a panic and hastens to communicate with the mother of Samuel Tremblay. ” [L’accusé] going to say, “If you call the police, the same thing will happen. If you try to leave, I’ll kill you like Blue, and if you try to leave, I’ll find you. You are a piece of shit, ”said his lawyer. Samuel Tremblay was then arrested.
Criminal history
Despite his young age, Samuel Tremblay already has a heavy criminal history. In May 2021, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison for two cases at the municipal court. Before that, he had been sentenced to 17 months in prison for a case that made headlines in November 2019.
Taken into play by the police and pursued at high speed because of his dangerous driving, the driver came close to mowing down pedestrians on rue Saint-Denis. Another motorist then heroically blocked his way with his vehicle to save passers-by. The driver had used Xanax and GHB that day.
During his appearance in 2019, Samuel Tremblay’s mother then told the media that her son was abandoned by the health system. “I’ve been fighting for years to get my son taken care of,” she said. The Press. Samuel Tremblay was followed from the age of 2 until his majority, but no one can “put their finger on” his illness, according to his lawyer.
Three years later, Samuel Tremblay has still not been taken care of by the health system, even if, in the report on his criminal responsibility, the experts strongly suggest that he be seen by a psychiatrist. However, Samuel Tremblay is “placed in a cage” at the Rivière-des-Prairies prison in “very, very tight” confinement, at his request, denounces his lawyer.
“He did not receive treatment while in detention, he did not see a doctor, he did not see a psychiatrist. Regardless of the sentence, we can hope that Monsieur, when he leaves, will knock on the right door, ”lamented his lawyer during the hearing.
It’s amazing to see the doors close on him, as he went to ask for help. He knows his danger.
Me Diane Chartier, lawyer for Samuel Tremblay
Given her admission of guilt and her mental health problems, Judge Silvie Kovacevich endorsed the joint suggestion of the defense and the Crown prosecutor, Ms.e Sylvie Lemieux. His two-year prison sentence is in addition to the 276 days of detention already served and a three-year probation.
Judge Kovacevich made a point of recommending to the prison authorities that Samuel Tremblay be seen in the infirmary so that he receives the necessary care.