Suspect in Quebec Amber Alert case makes brief initial court appearance
SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The 41-year-old father at the heart of an Amber Alert in Quebec earlier this month was hunched over, eyes fixed to the ground as he made his first appearance in court Monday.
He never raised his eyes as he briefly appeared before a judge in Saint-Jerome, Que. after being returned to the province from an Ontario hospital where he was recovering from an alleged suicide attempt in police custody.
Defence lawyer Pierre Gauthier said his client was kept apart from other detainees on the ride to the courthouse for security reasons.
“He has the attitude that comes with what he is suspected of having done,” Gauthier told a throng of reporters at the end of the hearing.