Liliane Hubert suffered from a major mental disorder which made her incapable “of distinguishing good and evil”.
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A 64-year-old woman who was accused of murder after killing a man in the Limoilou neighborhood has just been declared not criminally responsible.
Liliane Hubert was in the grip of psychosis when she stabbed Alexandre Drolet, in his late forties.
The morning of September 9, 2023 , she dials 911 and says she murdered the victim and that she is free from the devil.
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The tragedy occurred in an apartment on 2nd Street, near 4th Avenue .
She adds that she likes the satanic and talks about the Church and the Beatles.
His remarks are disjointed, incoherent and exuberant.
A quote from Excerpt from the factual framework presented by the parties
The details of the events are contained in a factual framework agreed between the prosecution and defense lawyers.
Me Andréanne Tremblay of the DPCP read it in the room ;audience.
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Liliane Hubert attended remotely, by videoconference , from the Mental Health Institute of Quebec where she is being treated.
While Me Tremblay gave the details of the day of the tragedy, Hubert #x27;dried his eyes and an employee of the Institute came to give him tissues.
The police discovered Alexandre Drolet in a pool of blood, in Liliane Hubert's apartment.
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The tragedy occurred in this apartment in the Limoilou sector.
When they arrived on site a few moments earlier, the suspect was at the x27;exterior of his 2nd Street home, completely disorganized.
I x27;I killed the devil.
A quote from Liliane Hubert's Declaration, upon the arrival of the police
Taken to the station to be questioned, the woman told investigators that the victim, the victim, had come to her house around midnight the day before, and that ;she offered him a game with a knife.
Mr. Drolet refused, but while he was sleeping, a little later, she confirmed that she had stabbed him since at that moment daylight should have stopped.
She will also declare that she tried to give him back his life.
Suffering from schizophrenia, Liliane Hubert has been treated for mental health issues for many years.
Psychiatrist Sébastien Proulx concluded that at the time of the tragedy, she was suffering from a major mental disorder which made her incapable of distinguishing between good and evil.
Judge Guy de Blois therefore declared her not criminally responsible.
At the end of the hearing , the magistrate asked the sixty-year-old if she had any questions.
She wanted to address the victim's family. I never would have thought that something like this would have happened, the woman said.
She says she still has Alexandre in [her ] heart.
Alexandre is no longer there, and it's as if I was no longer there too, added Liliane Hubert, about the man she had known for 10 years when she killed him.
According to the account of the facts, she had a complex, toxic and ambiguous relationship with him.
Drugs are over.
A quote from Liliane Hubert, who spoke at the hearing
After asking for forgiveness from the family of Alexandre Drolet, she assured that she was doing better now, thanks to medication. I'm not dangerous, she said.
The prosecution requested an additional assessment so that Liliane Hubert could be declared a high-risk accused.
His lawyer, Me Gabriel Michaud-Brière, is waiting to see the conclusions of the report before announcing whether he will oppose it.
The case will return to the Court in April to decide this question.
Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116
