Three dead after stabbings
Three people are dead in Rosemont, all stabbed, found in an apartment. There’s been an arrest.
TVA has spoken to a neighbour. And they got a gory video.
Update: The only suspect is called Arthur Galarneau, is 19 years old and is said to be a member of the victims’ family. Metro has a photo – so does CTV now.
Metro also talked to a psychiatrist at the Pinel Institute about mental illness and clues to a potential for violence. François Legault is promising more money for mental health in the wake of recent events – the Laval bus, the Amqui attack and now this triple homicide. Rosemont MNA Vincent Marissal also spoke about the difficulty in getting mental health services in Quebec.
La Presse reports that the young man had had troubles and was recorded as saying “Vraiment, ma vie elle a changé. Ça switch en ce moment, c’est vraiment le fun. […] les deux dernières années c’était vraiment hard et j’ai vécu beaucoup de bullshit…”
jeather 16:41 on 2023-03-17 Permalink
The horrors of franglais.
Kate 17:36 on 2023-03-17 Permalink
Indeed.
mare 22:24 on 2023-03-17 Permalink
Just throwing money at things won’t help when very few psychiatrists were schooled in the past decades. Or were hired *after* they were schooled, so they moved to other provinces/countries. Psychiatrists practising in English are even rarer.
[TMI] My own psychiatrist finally retired in January. Not unexpectedly, he was over 80. It wasn’t an easy step for him. I asked him how someone would find a new psychiatrist. He said that if that someone went to the ER and was hospitalized they’d probably be seen by a psychiatrist (but not in every hospital). But, after being discharged, having regular sessions with one, with medication and follow-ups would take at least six months, and probably longer. They might be able to meet with a social worker at the CLSC earlier though.
(I’m fine, and l’m lucky to have a GP who can take over.)
Kate 13:49 on 2023-03-18 Permalink
Someone once told me the fastest way to see a psychiatrist was to walk down Ste‑Catherine Street naked.