Guy Turcotte found guilty of second-degree murder in deaths of his kids
Posted December 6, 2015 9:31 am.
Last Updated December 6, 2015 9:33 am.
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QUEBEC (NEWS 1130) – Guy Turcotte has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his two young children more than six years ago.
It was Turcotte’s second trial on two charges of first-degree murder in the slayings of Olivier, 5, and Anne-Sophie, 3. He was found not criminally responsible in 2011. The 11-person jury returned with a verdict today on their seventh day of deliberations.
Turcotte, 43, admitted to causing the deaths but his lawyer was seeking a verdict of not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder.
The Crown contended that Turcotte killed his children because he could not handle the notion of being replaced by another man in their lives.
