Skip to main content

Quebec woman charged with first-degree murder in death of five-year-old boy

Share

A 29-year-old Quebec woman is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a five-year-old boy southwest of Montreal.

Quebec provincial police were called to a home at around 3 a.m. Wednesday in Coteau-du-Lac, Que. and found the boy unresponsive. He was pronounced dead shortly after.

Police would not confirm the accused's relationship to the boy, but a source confirmed to Noovo Info that the woman was the boy's mother.

A spokesperson for the Quebec Crown prosecution office says a publication ban is set to be requested, which prohibits any information that could identify the child from being published.

Two other people inside the home were taken to hospital and were scheduled to meet with investigators. 

Earlier on Tuesday, crime scene technicians were at the home as investigators were looking to speak with people who had seen the child in the past 24 hours.

With files from The Canadian Press

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

BREAKING

BREAKING India withdraws Canada envoy named in probe, expels diplomats

India ordered the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats on Monday and withdrew its own envoy from Canada, in response to what it said was Ottawa's decision to name him and others as 'persons of interest' in an investigation.

Stay Connected