A result that caused outrage among some of the relatives of the little victim.
The woman, in her 30s, whose identity can now be revealed, was due to be charged as of today outside the Montreal courthouse with the murder of her daughter, which took place at an apartment on rue Desautels in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district.
Stéphanie Brossoit pleaded guilty to manslaughter following an agreement between the Crown and the Defense.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Family of Maélie Nogueira
Ultimately, there will be no court proceedings if the accused has pleaded guilty from the beginning of the trial. The jury trial was scheduled to last five weeks.
Six-year-old Maélie Brossoit-Nogueira was found seriously injured at her mother’s home on the night of July 22-23, 2020 after a call to 911.
When the police arrived at the building, the little ones’ mother was in front of her house. When officers searched the home, they found the girl in critical condition.
A few hours later, the child was pronounced dead by doctors at the hospital. His body had no fewer than 80 wounds.
The child had been fatally stabbed at his mother’s home on rue Desautels in Montreal.
Photo: Radio Canada / Simon-Marc Charron
The then 36-year-old mother was quickly arrested and the next day, July 24, 2020, was charged with second-degree murder of her daughter.
The woman was heavily drunk on the evening of the tragedy, according to the Crown. In particular, she had used drugs, GHB and a cannabis cake.
The hearings on the sentence imposed on Stéphanie Brossoit will take place on March 23.
The outraged family
The court’s decision to only charge Stéphanie Brossoit with manslaughter has shocked some family members who are hoping for an exemplary sentence for this heinous crime.
It should be noted that Stéphanie Brossoit’s mother had herself reported her granddaughter to the Direction de la Protection de la Jeunesse, but the file was subsequently closed.
The little victim’s aunt, Manuela Pires, who spoke to the media as they exited the courtroom, was heartbroken.
Now all parents can kill and what, she’ll be six, seven years old? A reduced penalty, she’ll be fine. what about us We are the victims, the grandmother, the father…” Ms. Pires brought to the market on the verge of tears.
“It doesn’t make sense… All parents are going to kill their child now and they can get away with it? »
— A quote from Manuela Pires, aunt of Maélie Brossoit-Nogueira
It’s definitely something emotional. The death of a child is always a tragedy, regardless of the circumstances. Even more so when the circumstances involved are violent, so their reaction is perfectly normal, commented Me Simon Lapierre, Criminal and Criminal Prosecutor.
The ban on the publication of the identity of the victim, Maélie Brossoit-Nogueira, was lifted by the court at the request of the child’s father. This also enables us to publicly identify the mother of the child.