It’s the three-year anniversary of a constructing hearth in Previous Montreal that killed seven individuals — and there are nonetheless no prices.
Each the prosecutor’s workplace and Montreal police say the prison investigation is ongoing and they’re working to have info for the general public as quickly as attainable.
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The hearth ripped by means of a heritage constructing on March 16, 2023, killing seven individuals, six of whom had been staying in unlawful short-term leases.
Police have mentioned that traces of an accelerant have been discovered on the scene and will clarify how the hearth unfold so shortly by means of the constructing.
Courtroom paperwork in an unrelated case have recognized as a suspect Denis Bégin, who’s at the moment serving a life sentence for a 1993 homicide.
The paperwork from Correctional Service Canada cite Montreal police testimony alleging that Bégin was filmed by a surveillance digital camera within the space across the constructing earlier than and after the hearth.
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