Police called to Laval home hours before woman was stabbed to death
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A 30-year-old man accused of stabbing his aunt to death in Laval Thursday night has been charged with second-degree murder as questions remain unanswered about what happened in the hours leading up to the killing.
A 30-year-old man accused of stabbing his aunt to death in Laval Thursday night has been charged with second-degree murder as questions remain unanswered about what happened in the hours leading up to the killing.
Police found the victim, 61-year-old Mireille Martin, with stab wounds after they received a 911 call at around 5:30 p.m. for what they described as an altercation at a home in the city's Vimont district.
She was sent to hospital in critical condition where she was later pronounced dead. Her nephew, Jérôme Alfred Frigault, was arrested at the home, near the corner of Paradis Road and Saint Elzéar Boulevard East, and was later sent to hospital for evaluation.
He was formally charged with murder on Friday at the Laval courthouse.
Laval police confirmed that they had been called to the home at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, and an intervention took place with the help of paramedics and social workers. They then left the home, only to return about three hours later to respond to the tragedy.
Police have not released further details about their earlier intervention.
The fatal stabbing has left neighbours in a state of shock.
