Montreal man pleads not guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2017 death of wife
CBC News | Posted: January 7, 2019 10:13 PM | Last Updated: January 7, 2019
Trial of Michel Cadotte set to get underway, nearly 2 years after Jocelyne Lizotte found dead in seniors' home
Michel Cadotte, 57, appeared before a Quebec Superior Court justice in Montreal Monday and pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Jocelyne Lizotte.
Lizotte, 60, was found dead at the Centre d'hébergement Émilie-Gamelin, the long-term care institution where she had been living, on Feb. 20, 2017.
Cadotte has been free on bail since July 2017, after a judge ruled he did not believe the defendant posed a risk to the public.
Lawyers for the Crown and the defence began debating pre-trial motions Monday.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin next week. The trial is expected to last about six weeks.