The former mayor of Wickham, Éric Béchard, was the victim of a violent attack in Val-David in the Laurentians on February 19th.
He fell into a trap set for him by a former partner.
He was beaten by two people with hammers and feared for his life.
He wanted to make his story public to raise awareness of the dangers of attending appointments in remote, unsupervised locations.
Éric Béchard is struggling to recover both emotionally and physically from the attack he suffered ten days ago.
Given his injuries, he considers himself lucky to be alive.
Half a dozen open wounds on the head; He had fractures to an elbow and a hand and bruises all over his body. He truly believed his last day had come.
On February 19, the 48-year-old was ambushed by his ex-girlfriend, who had arranged to meet him in Val-David for a chat.
In the parking lot of the Val-David / Val-Morin regional park, Chemin Condor, she asked him to join her.
When he got there, he had no idea that two masked people, one of whom was armed with a hammer, were waiting for him.
Before leaving and declaring him dead, the suspects snatched his cell phone so he couldn't call the police.
With difficulty and misery, he managed to go to a neighboring house and ask for help.
Today, the Sûreté du Québec confirmed the arrest of the 32-year-old woman. We cannot identify her at this time as she was released on a promise and with conditions. His appearance is scheduled for June 20th.
Éric Béchard is partially, but not completely, relieved because he still doesn't know the motive for this attack and also because his two attackers have still not been found.