Three days after the SQ was warned about a man uttering threats, he allegedly stabbed a 36-year-old man to death in Lac-Mégantic.
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Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after a 36-year-old man was murdered at a factory in Lac-Mégantic, about 250 kilometers east of Montreal.
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The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes said Monday an employee of an insurance company called the Sûreté du Québec on March 18 saying one of her clients had uttered disturbing remarks and had threatened to assault someone.
On March 21, the client showed up to his workplace and allegedly stabbed a 36-year-old man to death.
The watchdog dispatched five investigators to the file and said the homicide investigation will be led by the Montreal police.
Montreal police said Monday they are investigating the death of Alexandre Giroux, 36, who was stabbed at the Tafisa particleboard manufacturing facility in Lac-Mégantic on March 21.
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