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Leila Ben Salem was killed in her apartment in the Ville-Marie borough of Montreal, Canada, while on a virtual meeting with colleagues on September 22. Youcef Moussaoui, 33, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, which police have indicated was not related to domestic violence.
Youcef Moussaoui appeared via video link at the Montreal courthouse on 16 October for a scheduled hearing, where he faces a first-degree murder charge related to the death of Leila Ben Salem. The investigation continues, and local authorities have stated that evidence, including the alleged motive, will be disclosed during the legal proceedings.
Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, extended condolences to the family and colleagues of Leila Ben Salem, emphasising her value as a public servant and pledging government support to ensure the perpetrator is held accountable. Youcef Moussaoui is set to appear in court again on 21 December as the case progresses through the legal system.
What remains unclear — The exact motive for Leila Ben Salem’s murder has not been disclosed.
Man charged with murder after woman dies during virtual meeting in Montreal
Leila Ben Salem was killed while she was on a virtual meeting at home with colleagues (Picture: Jam Press/Leïla Ben Sam)
A man has been charged with first-degree murder following the shocking death of a woman who was killed while she was in a virtual meeting with colleagues.
Leila Ben Salem was found dead at her apartment in the Ville-Marie borough of Montreal, Canada, on September 22 following a request for a wellness check.
Local channel CTV News reports that Youcef Moussaoui, 33, has now been charged with the murder of the 45-year-old, who worked for the Canada Revenue Agency.
The exact motive for the murder remains unclear, however local authorities have said that Salem’s murder was not related to domestic violence
‘The various pieces of evidence gathered during the criminal investigation, including the alleged motive for the murder, will be made public during the legal proceedings,’ police said.
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The motive for Leila’s murder remains unclear (Picture: Jam Press/Leïla Ben Salem)
Moussaoui, who does not have a criminal record in Quebec, was taken into custody last Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Ben Salem’s death is the 19th homicide recorded in Montreal so far this year.
Tributes were paid by The CRA and the Union of Taxation Employees, as well as from several members of the Canadian government.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered condolences, saying: ‘Ms. Ben Salem was a valued member of the Canada Revenue Agency, dedicated to serving Canadians, which she was doing at the time of her assault.’
Carney added that the government would do what it could to ensure ‘the perpetrator of this shameful crime pays the full price.’
Mark Carney paid tribute to the victim (Picture: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre described her as ‘a treasured member of the public service who tragically lost her life’.
‘We Conservatives also wish to share our condolences with the family of Ms. Ben Salem,’ he added.
The murder comes just days after another shocking crime, in which a man was accused of decapitating two members of his family with a chainsaw at their home in Alabama.
Thomas Steele, 47, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder after Christy Deloach, 65, and 85-year-old Dora Boone were found dead at their home in Mobile on Monday.
It comes just days after chilling murders in Alabama (Picture: Mobile County WTX Jail)
Police made the grim discovery after his aunt called 911 to report that Steele, who she said is bipolar, had begun ‘doing some bizarre things’ after he came off his medication.
According to transcripts reported by WBKO News, she told police that he gave away his phone and car.
Steele, who gave a disturbing grin in his mugshot photo, appeared in court late last week, and is likely to undergo medical evaluation to see whether he is mentally fit to stand trial.
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October 12, 2024
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‘Cheer up, you caught the bad guy,’ says killer Virginia McCullough as she is arrested for murdering her parents
A woman who murdered her parents “in cold blood” before hiding them in makeshift tombs for four years told officers to “cheer up, you caught the bad guy” as she was arrested in her home.
Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father John McCullough, 70, with prescription medication and fatally stabbed her mother Lois McCullough, 71, shortly afterwards in 2019.
She ran up large debts on credit cards in her parents’ names and after their deaths, she continued to spend their pensions until she was finally caught in 2023.
In body-worn video footage released by police, a handcuffed – and eerily calm – McCullough told officers: “I did know that this would kind of come eventually.
“It’s proper that I serve my punishment.”
She said she had slipped something into her father’s drink then put his body under a bed on the ground floor, and put her mother’s body in an upstairs wardrobe.
McCullough, having been arrested on suspicion of double murder, told an officer: “Cheer up, at least you’ve caught the bad guy.”
She added: “I know I don’t seem 100% evil.”
At the police station, she told officers where a kitchen knife was, which she described as a “murder weapon”, and a hammer which she said “will still have blood on it”.
McCullough, of Pump Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday with a minimum term of 36 years at Chelmsford Crown Court, after she admitted to their murders between 17 and 20 June 2019 at an earlier hearing at the same court.
Chelmsford Crown Court heard how she hid their bodies in makeshift tombs at the family home in Great Baddow in Essex, then told persistent lies to cover her tracks.
The court heard she cancelled family arrangements and frequently told doctors and relatives her parents were unwell, on holiday or away on lengthy trips.
But concerns over Mr and Mrs McCullough’s welfare were raised in September 2023 by a GP at their registered practice, and Essex County Council’s safeguarding team referred these to police.
The GP had not seen the couple for some time and said Mr McCullough had failed to collect medication and attend scheduled appointments. It was found McCullough had frequently cancelled appointments, using a range of excuses to explain her father’s absence.
Police said a missing persons investigation was initially launched and McCullough lied to officers, claiming her parents were travelling and would be returning in October.
It became a murder investigation, and when officers forced entry to the house in Pump Hill on September 15 2023, McCullough confessed that her parents’ bodies were in the house and that she had killed them.
Nicola Rice, a specialist prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “McCullough callously and viciously killed both of her parents before concealing their bodies in makeshift tombs within their home address.
“She spent the next four years manipulating and lying to family members, medical staff, financial institutions, and the police, spending her parents’ money and accruing large debts in their name.”
She added: “This was a truly disturbing case, which has left behind it a trail of devastation, and I can only hope that the sentence passed today will help those who loved and cared for Lois and John begin to heal.”
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Defense alliance NATO chief Mark Rutte has met US President-elect Donald Trump to discuss global security issues, according to a NATO spokesperson.
The meeting took place in Palm Beach, Florida.
During his first term as US president, 2017-2020, Trump pushed for European NATO countries to spend more on defense and described the alliance’s cost-sharing as unfair to the US.
Rutte took over as NATO chief from Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg in November.
Before taking office in January, Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth for the post of defense secretary, which has raised eyebrows among many allies.
Hegseth, 44, has served as an infantry captain in Iraq and Afghanistan, but has no senior military or government officer experience.
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Multiple missiles were fired in an airstrike towards a densely populated part of Lebanon’s capital early on Saturday.
The huge airstrike targeted Beirut’s Basta neighbourhood, and no prior warnings were given by the Israeli military. The largely residential area was struck last month.
At least one violent explosion was heard across the city, Reuters witnesses said, and plumes of smoke could be seen. Scenes of massive destruction at the site were shared online, including a massive crater in the ground.
“Beirut, the capital, woke up to a horrific massacre, as the Israeli enemy’s air force completely destroyed an eight-story residential building with five missiles on Al-Mamoun Street in Basta,” the state-run National News Agency reported.
The health ministry put the initial death toll at four, with 23 wounded. The number is expected to climb in the coming hours as search and rescue efforts continue.
It came after a long day of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which have been non-stop since last week.
The cross-border fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group escalated into a full-blown war in mid-September.
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon, Beirut’s southern suburbs and the eastern Beqaa region, and has sent ground troops across the border. Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets deeper into Israel.
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