Nearly three months after the nebulous murder of Moroccan national Achraf Thimoumi whose body was found in a hidden car in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, two men from Lac-Saint-Jean have been charged with premeditated murder.

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Keven Prévost-Bouchard, 35, of Albanel was already detained in another firearm story and appeared directly from the Roberval detention center to be charged with premeditated murder. The second suspect, Éric Guénette, 34, from Normandin was arrested on Wednesday to face the same charge, the most serious in the Criminal Code.

The murder would be related to the world of narcotics, according to the provincial police force, which did not give further details to this effect.

The 20-year-old foreign national from Morocco, Achraf Thimoumi, was found dead, shot dead, on Chemin des Familles in Stoneham on August 8.

His body had been concealed in a car, hidden away from view. It was a teenager returning from a bike ride who discovered the bleeding victim. According to witnesses, several shots were heard during the night.

The body of Mr. Thimoumi was repatriated to Morocco on August 16. He had emigrated to Canada in 2019 to pursue studies.

Heavy criminal past

Keven Prévost-Bouchard was arrested with other accomplices in early September on charges of robbery using a prohibited weapon, threatening to kill and using a firearm with an indictable purpose and discharging the weapon .12 caliber.

He returned Monday for his release hearing, but the decision was taken under advisement by the judge. The man who has accumulated more than 50 criminal records since 2012 had pleaded to the judge that he wanted to get out of the criminal world to take care of his children.

As for Éric Guénette, he seemed very disturbed during the appearance. The one who appeared by videoconference cried during the short hearing and wiped his eyes. The man has a history of breaking and entering dating back to 2007.

By law, the two men are automatically detained unless they apply for a bail hearing. DPCP prosecutor Me Matthieu Rochette indicated that the two men's next appearance in court, scheduled for December 5, would serve to complete the disclosure of evidence.

– With the collaboration of Jérémy Bernier