He had argued that he didn’t intend to kill either victim and wanted the jury to find him guilty of manslaughter.
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Canada’s highest court decided on Thursday it will not hear an appeal in the case of Ugo Fredette, the man who killed his ex-wife and murdered an elderly man while he tried to avoid being arrested.
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Fredette’s request for an appeal involved the judge’s instructions to the jury. The Quebec Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal and, on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear his case. The latter court does not release reasons for refusing to hear a case.
Sept. 14, 2017, Fredette, now 46, stabbed Véronique Barbe, 41, 17 times in their St-Eustache home because he couldn’t accept the end of the relationship.
He fled the home with a six-year-old boy, setting off an Amber Alert. Fredette traveled with boy for several kilometers before stopping at a rest stop in Lachute.
That’s where he came across 71-year-old Yvon Lacasse and switched from his employer’s vehicle to one that allowed him to flee authorities more discreetly.
Fredette and the boy were located by police the following day in Ontario.
In October 2019, a jury found Fredette guilty of first-degree murder for both homicides. He had argued that he didn’t intend to kill either victim and asked the jury to find him guilty of manslaughter.
He automatically received a life sentence with a period of parole ineligibility set at 25 years.
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