Montreal police make 3rd arrest in 2022 double homicide in Pointe-Saint-Charles

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 08, 2025 12:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Montreal constabulary person arrested a 3rd fishy successful transportation with the murders of a pistillate and her granddaughter in a location successful the Sud-Ouest borough implicit 2 years ago. 

The suspect, a 21-year-old woman, was arrested successful Terrebonne connected Montreal's North Shore connected Sunday night, with the assistance of section police, said the Service de constabulary de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). 

She appeared astatine the Montreal courthouse connected Monday and faces charges of manslaughter and conspiracy to escape, according to the SPVM.

On Dec. 15, 2022, astatine astir 2:40 a.m., constabulary accidental they received a telephone aft gunshots were heard successful an flat connected Mullins Street in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood.

When they arrived astatine the scene, constabulary discovered 2 victims wrong an apartment. Huguette Racette, 73, and her 22-year-old granddaughter, Jade Beaulieu Racette, were recovered suffering from gunshot wounds.

The older pistillate was pronounced dormant astatine the country portion the younger pistillate was rushed to hospital, wherever she aboriginal died. 

Shell casings were recovered wrong the apartment, said the SPVM.

In November 2023, Montreal constabulary arrested 2 men, ages 18 and 23. Both were charged with first-degree murder.

The 18-year-old, who was a insignificant astatine the clip of the event, is besides facing execution charges successful different case.