The man who shot his neighbor two floors up when he was in an advanced state of intoxication, in Repentigny, last October, was released on several conditions on Friday, according to the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP).
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Judge Bruno Leclerc imposed a series of criteria on the accused in the case, Marcel Potvin, to respect.
Mr. Potvin will have to spend six months at the Pavillon Louis-Cyr to follow “closed therapy” for addiction, 24 hours a day.
His firearms and licenses have been revoked and he is prohibited from obtaining new ones.
The accused is not authorized to have contact with the victim, Angélique Croteau, or her immediate family.
Mr. Potvin must also refrain from consuming alcohol and “cannot be in a bar or restaurant except to consume a meal,” said the prosecutor for criminal and penal prosecutions affiliated with the case, Han-Catherine Morin. , by email.
“It could have killed me”
The victim’s father, Stéphane Croteau, nevertheless expressed his concerns about the court’s decision, even if the accused is governed by a strict code.
“If he doesn’t meet his terms, he goes back inside. This is what I learned,” underlines Mr. Croteau in an interview. “It doesn’t make sense. When you clean a gun, it’s not supposed to be loaded. It’s completely irresponsible.”
The victim in the story, Angélique Croteau, is slowly starting to get over it, but does not excuse Mr. Potvin’s actions.
“This is not forgivable. It could have killed me, she exclaims. It could have killed someone else. That is not forgivable. It’s irresponsible.”
“Someone like me was touched by his stupidity, his ignorance,” she adds. I could have died. That wouldn’t have been forgivable either.”
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The young woman who has just turned 24 nevertheless says she is able to walk again, but she has terrible memories of that October night when she was woken up by a projectile from a 12 gauge rifle which had crossed the floor to reach his pelvis.
She wants the man who lived two floors down to get the help he needs. Otherwise she fears he might do it again.
“He’ll probably do the same thing again while drunk, not knowing what he’s doing. He will probably hurt other people or even kill someone,” she worries.
The father and his daughter also return to the interview that Angélique gave a few days after the tragic event.
“That day, she said on television that she forgave him. Angélique was on medication and Angélique has a big heart. But Angélique, when she suffers, she is far from forgiving, says Mr. Croteau. I don’t forgive him. Personally, I don’t forgive him.”
“It’s not forgivable,” the victim repeats.
Donations on the GoFundMe page opened by the victim’s father to help him have now reached more than $21,000.
