A 27-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in reference to the demise of a girl in downtown Montreal on Wednesday.
Alexandre Karim Amau Restau was charged on Thursday afternoon with Hiba Elrhazi’s demise.
Police say the pair lived on the similar deal with, the place the sufferer was discovered shot.
If confirmed this might be the ninth femicide in Quebec the 12 months and the seventh murder on the island thus far in 2026.
Montreal Police (SPVM) have been referred to as to a condominium constructing on Simpson Avenue close to Somerhill Terrace round 3:25 p.m. on Wednesday, following a well-being examine requested by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
The person had been taken into custody on the Montreal airport by SQ officers once they reached out to SPVM.
When SPVM arrived on the condominium, they discovered Elrhazi, in her 20s, with accidents to her higher physique. Regardless of makes an attempt to revive her, she was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
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