{
  "id": 11016220,
  "title": "78-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in partner’s death in Laval",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/78-year-old-man-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-partners-death-in-11016220",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:41:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/30/78-year-old-man-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-partners-death-in-laval/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Laval police have charged a 78-year-old man, Ronald Thibault, with first-degree murder in the death of his 77-year-old partner, according to reports. The woman's body was discovered inside a condo in Laval's Chomedey district on Tuesday afternoon. Thibault was found injured and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He later provided an interview with investigators before prosecutors took over the case. Police are currently investigating whether the death should be classified as a femicide. This incident marks the second murder in a residential setting within the province in a single week, with Montreal police finding Leïla Ben Salem dead in her downtown apartment just last Tuesday.",
  "summary": "MONTREAL — Laval police say a 78-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 77-year-old partner.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "78-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in partner’s death in Laval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/78-year-old-man-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-partners-death-in",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:41:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "78-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in partner’s death in Laval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/78-year-old-man-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-partners-death-in-10985081",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:08:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}