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A jury that had been deliberating for a few days at the Montreal courthouse emerged with a verdict Saturday morning and found Véronique Manceaux guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Jimmy Méthot, a man who was tortured, stabbed and poisoned inside her home in Lachine.
Manceaux was also found guilty of causing an indignity to Méthot’s body by keeping it in a barrel in her garage for days before the Montreal police received a tip about what happened to the victim during Labour Day weekend in 2021. The tipster also said Manceaux relied on others to help her clean up the mess left after Méthot was assaulted, stabbed and forced to drink a flammable liquid.
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The jury heard evidence that Manceaux consumed crack cocaine hours before she and a minor killed the victim during a party at her house on Rathwell St. She became paranoid during the party and said she suspected Méthot was a spy for her violent ex-boyfriend.
The minor pleaded guilty to the murder in youth court at the end of 2022. He testified during Manceaux’s trial but claimed he was too traumatized to recall details.
Superior Court Justice Daniel Royer will schedule a future date for a sentence hearing. A conviction for first-degree murder comes with an automatic life sentence and the offender is required to spend 25 years behind bars before being eligible for full parole. Royer still has to sentence Manceaux for what she did to Méthot’s body.
This report will be updated.
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