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Galarneau is charged in the March 2023 stabbing deaths of his mother, Mylène Gingras, 53, father Richard Galarneau, also 53, and his grandmother Francine Gingras-Boucher, 75.

The evidence presented to Émond last month included testimony from a psychiatrist who concluded Galarneau was suffering from schizophrenia at the time of the killings, and that he was experiencing delusions, hallucinations, and psychotic symptoms that prevented him from distinguishing right from wrong.

The Crown has said it intends to have Galarneau declared a high-risk offender, which could impose tighter restrictions on his freedom of movement or prevent him from leaving a psychiatric hospital.

Galarneau's lawyers have said they would contest a high-risk offender designation.

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Jan. 22, 2026.