A Quebecer found guilty of murdering a woman and their two children is being held in a men’s federal institution while authorities assess the convict’s request to be housed in a women’s prison, Correctional Service Canada said Wednesday.
Mohamad Al Ballouz was sentenced Dec. 20 to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years for the 2022 murders of Synthia Bussières and their sons, five-year-old Eliam and two-year-old Zac, in the Montreal suburb of Brossard. The killer, who was Bussières’ husband at the time, was also convicted of arson for setting fire to the family condo.
