The suspect linked to the fatal stabbings of two women southwest of Montreal has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.
Fabio Puglisi, 44, appeared at the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield courthouse on Friday by video conference.
On Thursday, police were called to the sixth floor of an apartment building on Émile-Bouchard Street in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., where they discovered the victims and arrested Puglisi, who was also injured.
He is accused of killing his mother Élisabetta Puglisi-Caucci, 68, and his neighbour, Manon Blanchard, 53, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirmed.
A third victim, Nighat Imtiaz, a woman in
