The Montreal man accused of beating and threatening to kill his daughter because she refused to be forcibly married to a cousin in Turkey will remain jailed until the end of his trial, a judge ordered. who is concerned about the benevolent victims.
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“The safety of the applicants seems to me to be more than at risk at this point, the detention of the defendants is more than necessary,” said Judge Pierre E. Labelle this Thursday at the Montreal courthouse.
Because it was crucial to the judge to protect the victims of a Montreal father who allegedly beat and threatened his wife and one of his daughters in recent months.
According to the Crown's evidence, the beating of his daughter began last fall when the defendant (who cannot be named to protect the victims) attacked his daughter, who rejected an arranged marriage in Turkey, while pursuing a relationship in Quebec .
Violence against women
However, the affair reached its climax on January 3rd when the defendant's wife informed him that she was seeking a divorce under the pretext that she had had enough of the violence she had experienced. The father is said to have become so angry that one of his daughters called 911.
“He reportedly said that once he was released he would go and kill [sa femme et sa fille] Shred with a knife and cut into small pieces. [Les policiers] “Assess the risk of murder as high,” Ms Catherine Bernard of the Crown said during the release inquiry.
According to police reports, he threatened his daughter, who rejected the arranged marriage, that he would kill her and rape her corpse so that the affair would end up in the newspapers.
“We see the defendant’s desire for violence against the female family members,” the judge worries.
Climate of fear
The latter also pointed out that his family is currently holed up in shelter, but they have asked to withdraw their complaints.
“It testifies eloquently to the fears that the defendant has stirred up [elles]» added the judge.
The defendant, for his part, hoped to be released on bail. The defense acknowledged that the case had all the hallmarks of a “typical honor killing,” but suggested strict conditions to protect the public, such as forcing the defendant to live with a long-time friend. The problem is that this friend has no influence over him and therefore it would have been difficult to monitor him. And worse still: the father ultimately wanted to find accommodation alone and without supervision.
“This is extremely worrying,” commented the judge, who ultimately ordered the defendant to be detained until the end of the trial.
The latter will return to court in February for further proceedings. Until then, he was forbidden to communicate with his wife and daughters.
“I will do whatever the judge says and that he will decide,” said the defendant.
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