Hours after Normand Ladouceur was charged with the first-degree murder of his neighbor Thérèse Desbiens, the victim’s family responded, saying they were going through “painful grief”.
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Normand Ladouceur is believed to have killed Ms Desbiens on June 27 at his home in Mercier, Montérégie.
The suspect was arrested on Tuesday while police had been stalking him since the 60-year-old was killed.
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In the evening, Thérèse Desbiens’ niece broke the silence.
“I can say today that we are somewhat relieved that the person has been arrested,” said Linda Forgues in a brief message received by our journalist Yves Poirier.
“Thank you to all the people who helped via social media, unity is strength.” […] Despite this drama, nothing is over, we await the rest and will mourn when my aunt’s body is returned to us. Justice will decide the fate of the man who took his life. We must go through a painful grief. I want to thank the people and of course the police officers who have done a remarkable job.”
*See the report of our journalist Yves Poirier in the video above*