Accused in slaying of Montreal store clerk sought weapon disposal advice on web
MONTREAL — A man accused of killing a young grocery store clerk in Montreal allegedly used his smartphone to make numerous web searches in the days following the slaying that were related to the crime, a Crown witness testified Tuesday.
Montreal police officer Francesco Massa said he discovered numerous searches on the suspect’s phone including, “how to clean a blood stain,” and “how to get rid of a weapon.”
Randy Tshilumba, 21, is on trial for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Clemence Beaulieu-Patry.
The young woman was attacked around 8:30 p.m. on April 10, 2016, in the grocery store where she worked.