Attacker of girl sent to Pinel
The man accused of attacking a little girl on Monday has been sent to the Pinel Institute for a psychiatric evaluation.
The girl’s shaken family, in court Wednesday, were keen to make sure the accused was not put back on the street. One family member said he’d expected more of a response from politicians; the mayor had already deplored the incident.
Meezly 09:20 on 2022-03-17 Permalink
How come the media hasn’t published the attacker’s face, when they have already shown the poor girl’s injured face, when she seemed to be sleeping or unconscious too. I hope the paper got permission to publish that shot.
Joey 09:27 on 2022-03-17 Permalink
@Meezly I’m pretty sure the first time I saw that awful picture was an Instagram story posted by her aunt (not 100% positive, though).
Kate 09:32 on 2022-03-17 Permalink
They don’t usually post the faces of the accused, unless they’re well-known gangsters. In theory, everyone’s innocent till proven guilty, even when there’s little doubt that the correct person has been identified as the assailant.
In this case the issue will turn on whether the attacker was in his right mind.
Kevin 10:01 on 2022-03-17 Permalink
The victim’s photos went public because a relative put images on social media. The girl’s identity is now subject to a court-ordered publication ban, which is why no media articles use her name.
Police in Quebec rarely provide mugshots, and nobody is allowed to take pictures inside a courtroom, so the only way to get an image of the accused is if you happen to spot them in a van entering or exiting the parking lot.
Kate 11:06 on 2022-03-17 Permalink
Kevin, at least one source included her name, which I used in my post. I’ve now removed it.
Meezly 13:06 on 2022-03-17 Permalink
That’s interesting. Was the photo made public by the aunt on social media? Even if a photo is made public on social media, wouldn’t media still require permission from the parent/guardian to publish it?
Joey 17:24 on 2022-03-17 Permalink
@Meezly once it’s published, it’s published.