Category: Halloween stabbing

Psychiatrist Says Quebec Halloween Stabbing Suspect Fell Between Cracks in System

A psychiatrist told jurors today that the man accused of Quebec City’s Halloween 2020 sword attacks was not considered dangerous enough before the killings to be forced into treatment. Dr. Gilles Chamberland says that was the case for Carl Girouard despite the fact the accused had openly told health professionals six years before the murders…


Arresting Officer Says Quebec City Halloween Stabbing Suspect Was Calm, Co-operative

A police officer who arrested the suspect in Quebec City’s Halloween 2020 stabbing murders says the man was calm and cooperative. Const. Audrey Boulet told a trial today Carl Girouard was compliant and appeared coherent moments after she arrested him in the early hours of Nov. 1, 2020. Girouard is charged with two counts of…


Crown Opts for Direct Indictment for Quebec City Halloween Night Stabbing Suspect

QUEBEC—Prosecutors in the case of the Quebec City Halloween night stabbing attack that killed two people filed a direct indictment today against the accused. It means the case against 25-year-old Carl Girouard will skip the preliminary hearing stage and go straight to trial. Girouard, of Ste-Thérèse, Que., is charged with two counts of first-degree murder…