{
  "id": 14818365,
  "title": "Man arrested in killing of Montreal woman attacked during work Zoom call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/man-arrested-in-killing-of-montreal-woman-attacked-during-work-zoom",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:30:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12104458/man-arrested-killing-montreal-woman-zoom/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Montreal police have arrested a 33-year-old man named Youcef Moussaoui in connection with the killing of a 45-year-old woman during a work Zoom call, according to sources. Moussaoui was wanted on an arrest warrant when he was apprehended on Thursday afternoon in the Ville-Marie borough of downtown Montreal. He is expected to make his first appearance at the Montreal courthouse on Friday, where he is anticipated to be charged with first-degree murder. The woman, identified as Leila Ben Salem, was found unresponsive inside an apartment building on René-Lévesque Boulevard near St-Christophe Street on September 22. Police initially classified the death as suspicious before transferring the case to the homicide unit. Sources have confirmed to Global News that the victim was on a work-related Zoom call when she was attacked. Police have stated that the killing was not related to intimate partner violence and that evidence, including the alleged motive, will be revealed during the court proceedings.",
  "summary": "Police say the killing was not related to intimate partner violence. They said the alleged motive will be made public during the court process.",
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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."
}