Montreal man guilty of stabbing coworker 72 times granted day parole
A Montreal man who was convicted of first-degree murder for the horrific stabbing death of his co-worker during a gas station robbery has been granted day parole.
A Montreal man who was convicted of first-degree murder for the horrific stabbing death of his co-worker during a gas station robbery has been granted day parole.
This decision has caused anger and frustration among the victim's family and friends.
"You have progressed in regulating your emotions," claimed the Parole Board of Canada, of Sébastien Simon, 37, who previously pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Brigitte Serre.
In 2007, one year after the murder and at the time of his guilty plea, Simon admitted to stabbing Serre a shocking and gruesome 72 times during a robbery at a St-Léonard gas station where they both worked. He was sentenced to life with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
Fast forward much less than 25 years later, and the Parole Board of Canada has approved "escorted temporary absences for community service up to five per week and eight hours in duration, inclusive of travel time, for the period of one year."
Upon his earlier requests for parole, the Parole Board of Canada had determined Simon likely suffered from anti-social personality traits, signs of immaturity, and was at a "high risk to reoffend violently."
The Parole Board of Canada came to a different conclusion in 2025.
Written decisions reported years ago by the CBC said Simon's recent psychological evaluations deemed to him “a low risk of repeating his past violent behaviour” and “ready to begin the gradual process of social reintegration.”
Disgusting!
Low risk???? This is nuts.