Crown Opts for Direct Indictment for Quebec City Halloween Night Stabbing Suspect

People gather at the Quebec National Museum in a vigil to honour Francois Duchesne who was stabbed to death on Halloween night by a man with a sword, on Nov. 3, 2020 in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

QUEBEC—Prosecutors in the case of the Quebec City Halloween night stabbing attack that killed two people filed a direct indictment today against the accused.

It means the case against 25-year-old Carl Girouard will skip the preliminary hearing stage and go straight to trial.