The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal of Ugo Fredette, charged with the September 2017 murders of his ex-wife Véronique Barbe and Yvon Lacasse.
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The Quebec Court of Appeals ruled last December that Mr. Fredette would not face a new trial.
The man had questioned the Quebec Supreme Court verdict, asserting that the jury had not been well informed on the issue of the unanimous verdict, and therefore decided to take the case to the country’s highest court.
Ugo Fredette had been convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole before serving 25 years behind bars.
The killer had stabbed Véronique Barbe to death on September 14, 2017 at her residence in Saint-Eustache after having difficulties accepting their separation. He then fled with a six-year-old child.
During that drive, the man punched Yvon Lacasse, a 71-year-old motorist, at a rest area in Lachute before throwing the body into a wooded area and driving away. He was eventually arrested in Ontario, where the child was found in good health.