Psychiatrist Says Quebec Halloween Stabbing Suspect Fell Between Cracks in System

Psychiatrist Says Quebec Halloween Stabbing Suspect Fell Between Cracks in System
Police cars block St-Louis Street near Le Château Frontenac hotel, early Nov. 1, 2020, in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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A psychiatrist told jurors today that the man accused of Quebec City’s Halloween 2020 sword attacks was not considered dangerous enough before the killings to be forced into treatment.

Dr. Gilles Chamberland says that was the case for Carl Girouard despite the fact the accused had openly told health professionals six years before the murders that he wanted to use a sword to kill people.