Quebec appeal court orders new trial for man who fatally stabbed store clerk in 2016

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He had pleaded not guilty and testified he acted in self-defence because he believed Beaulieu-Patry wanted to kill him and other people in the store. His lawyer had argued that Tshilumba was suffering from a mental disorder.

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The Court of Appeal says the trial judge erred by telling jurors that the defendant’s behaviour after the killing was not relevant in determining guilt.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 29, 2022.

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