Accused in Quebec City mosque shooting to go straight to trial: Crown
QUEBEC — The accused in the slayings of six men at a Quebec City mosque last January will bypass his preliminary hearing and go straight to trial, the Crown announced on Monday.
Prosecutors filed a direct indictment against Alexandre Bissonnette during a brief hearing before Quebec court Judge Jean-Louis Lemay.
Crown prosecutor Thomas Jacques also announced another charge — one more count of attempted murder with a restricted weapon.
The new charge involves 35 people, including four children, who were in close proximity when the alleged attack occurred, Jacques explained.