10 years for men who killed Michel Fortier
From the Montreal Gazette website:
Two Montreal men were sentenced Thursday to 10 years in jail for killing a homeless man nearly two years ago. In November, 2007, Châteauguay residents Daniel Hébert, 25, and Matthew McGrath, 27, spotted Michel Fortier, 50, sleeping in a parking lot on Bleury St. They suspected him of stealing their backpack. The two men assaulted Fortier repeatedly. He was taken to a hospital, where he stayed in a coma for several days before he died. It turns out the backpack did belong to Fortier, but was identical to the one owned by Hébert and McGrath. The two men pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Sur le site canoe.com
Tout ce que Daniel Hébert possédait dans la vie tenait dans son sac à dos. En octobre 2007, la disparition de ce sac a mis le jeune sans-abri en furie, au point où un copain d'infortune, Matthew McGrath, et lui ont battu à mort un quinquagénaire qu'ils croyaient être le voleur.
Hier, Hébert, 25 ans, et McGrath, 27 ans, ont été condamnés à 10 ans de prison après avoir plaidé coupable à une accusation réduite d'homicide involontaire. Michel Fortier, 51 ans, a été roué de coups de pied, le 26 octobre 2007, alors qu'il dormait paisiblement à la belle étoile, adossé à une clôture, dans un stationnement du centre-ville de Montréal. Il est mort quelques jours plus tard à l'hôpital, sans jamais avoir repris conscience.
Les agresseurs et la victime avaient plongé dans une vie de misère en grande partie à cause d'une dépendance à la drogue et à l'alcool.
Les deux agresseurs ont présenté leurs excuses, hier matin, à la famille de la victime. Compte tenu de leur détention préventive, c'est une peine de 74 mois qui leur a été imposée. Il s'agissait d'une suggestion commune des avocats des deux parties.
... stubz, goddamn, we miss you guys so much... were thinking or you every day... you are forever in our hearts and prayers..
... Crimes wrote a song in your memory; they they play it at every show... every practice; know that you are loved and never forgotten...
... Stubs; Lucky is doing just fine... he is surrounded by people that love him and spoil him rotten... having him around is like a part of you is still with us...
... we all wish you strength, peace, serenity... we all await to have you boyz back with us... it will be a great day.
... sending you love, from all you bros.
AS I'VE RANTED SO MANY TIMES;
I SEE NO JUSTICE!
I SEE NO JUSTICE!!
I SEE NO JUSTICE!!!
A moment of silence for our brother Michel
fuckin news people got there fack wrong the backpack in question did belong to stubs and goddam and the guys fanaly pulled the plug cuz the guy was in a coma and had aids not cuz he was beatin
When you murder someone or cause them to die you must pay the price, if it was your friend in the dead mans position you'd want justice. Now for all you violent moe foes out there who like to beat first ask questions later, if you dont want to be punished THINK BEFOR YOU ARE VIOLENT, VIOLENCE CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR POSSIBLE DEATH. A goddambed backpack is not worth a human life. And to pollsmoker it is not right to speak ill of the dead. He was in a coma cause he was beaten, smaty pants, and as for having aids who cares Aids is no longer a death sentence if he even has Aids I believe your full of it. Just like the jokers who were friends with Harley's murderer and come on here to put her down and speak ill of her.