Philippe Hébert gets 13 years for killing his father in northeast N.B.

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· Posted: Mar 28, 2025 2:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

A northeast New Brunswick antheral has been sentenced to 13 years successful situation connected a manslaughter complaint for sidesplitting his father, longtime writer Réjean Hébert, in 2022.

Philippe Hébert, 31, was sentenced during an quality successful Bathurst tribunal Friday morning. 

Hébert admitted killing Réjean Hébert, 60, astatine the father's location in Saint-Simon, southeast of Caraquet, on Dec. 29, 2022.

Hébert had faced a second-degree execution charge. He pleaded blameworthy successful February to the lesser complaint of manslaughter and a complaint of indecency to a body. 

Réjean Hébert was a seasoned French-language writer who worked arsenic the quality manager at the CKRO Radio Péninsule station for astir 30 years. He besides wrote respective gardening books.

On Friday, Court of King's Bench Justice Marco Cloutier accepted the condemnation for Philippe Hébert jointly recommended by Crown and defence lawyers. 

The condemnation volition beryllium reduced by 3 years and 3 months arsenic recognition for the time Hébert has already spent successful custody since his arrest.

Hébert addressed the tribunal Friday, apologizing to his family. He said helium had struggled with his intelligence wellness and substance usage for years. 

The victim's brother, Guy Hébert, work a unfortunate interaction connection Friday, saying the household has suffered anxiousness and stress. Guy Hébert said the lives of household members would beryllium successful information if Philippe Hébert is released.

An agreed connection of facts work when Philippe Hébert pleaded blameworthy says the begetter and lad had a "tumultuous" relationship, Radio-Canada antecedently reported. 

According to the agreed facts, Réjean Hébert noticed his conveyance was damaged the time earlier his death. His lad had borrowed it to spell to Moncton and had been successful an accident. 

The begetter confronted his son, resulting successful an statement successful the victim's bedroom.

Philippe Hébert took a weapon from a bedside array and stabbed his begetter 3 times successful the chest, which killed him. The lad carried the assemblage down the home's store and acceptable it connected fire. 

Philippe Hébert left the home, texting his parent that his begetter was yelling astatine him. He called 911 astatine 2:48 a.m. connected Dec. 29 to accidental his begetter was unwell and suicidal.

Police arrived astatine the location and recovered burned remains.

When Philippe Hébert returned to the location astatine 6:31 a.m., constabulary placed him nether arrest, but helium fled and yet stopped in Janeville, eastbound of Bathurst.