It’s the three-year anniversary of a constructing hearth in Outdated Montreal that killed seven individuals — and there are nonetheless no costs.
Each the prosecutor’s workplace and Montreal police say the prison investigation is ongoing and they’re working to have data for the general public as quickly as potential.
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The hearth ripped via a heritage constructing on March 16, 2023, killing seven individuals, six of whom had been staying in unlawful short-term leases.
Police have stated that traces of an accelerant have been discovered on the scene and will clarify how the hearth unfold so rapidly via the constructing.
Court docket paperwork in an unrelated case have recognized as a suspect Denis Bégin, who’s at present 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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