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Man Charged In Slaying Of Spouse At Long-Term Care Facility To Seek Bail: Lawyer

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Mar, 2017 11:54 AM
    MONTREAL — The lawyer for a Montreal man charged with killing his wife at a long-term care facility says she intends to seek bail for her client.
     
    Elfriede-Andree Duclervil says Michel Cadotte doesn't represent a risk to society and that some people see his alleged actions as driven by compassion.
     
    Cadotte, 55, appeared briefly in a Montreal courtroom today as Duclervil asked for more time to prepare the case.
     
    Cadotte was charged with second-degree murder in February, a day after Jocelyne Lizotte, 60, was discovered in cardiac arrest.
     
    On the day of the death, he wrote on Facebook he'd "cracked,'' consented to a request for assisted death and was awaiting police officers.
     
    The case is scheduled to return to court April 18.

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