Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for March in Laval Daycare Bus Crash Deaths

Published on November 29, 2023

The preliminary hearing for a man accused of killing two children this year when a city bus was driven into a Laval, Que., daycare will begin on March 25. Defence lawyer Julien Lespérance Hudon told a Laval court on Nov. 29 that he plans to challenge the two charges of first-degree murder on the grounds that his client, Pierre Ny St-Amand, did not have criminal intent. Mr. St-Amand, 51, who remains detained at a Montreal psychiatric hospital, appeared in court on Nov. 29 by video conference. Prosecutor Karine Dalphond says she plans to call about 10 witnesses during the four-day hearing, including a psychologist, a psychiatrist, and Mr. St-Amand’s wife....

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