Murder at Mont-Saint-Hilaire: rally on Saturday in memory of Daphne

His ex-boyfriend Anthony Pratte-Lops was arrested that same day, on 22 March, and then accused of premeditated murder. The young woman had been found seriously wounded in the latter’s residence at Mont-Saint-Hilaire. She died thereafter.

A group of friends of the deceased organized the evening Saturday at 8 pm at the Ozias-Leduc secondary school in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, which the young woman had attended for a few years.

The gathering will take place in the schoolyard, where there are the “yellow rounds”, species of concrete socles where the group of friends of Daphne used to meet during their years of secondary school , Said in an interview one of the organizers, Océane Moyen.

She added that leaves with a picture of the young woman and a message would be affixed, she said, stressing that the evening will be very simple.

“Just a place to gather and talk,” she said.

For her friend, it was important to hold this gathering to pay tribute to her.

“We lived together, we lived with no one else, we helped her in her stories, she helped us in our stories,” she explained, claiming that Daphne had been there For her when she was intimidated.

And then, what she has experienced touches everyone, Océane argues.

“To be abused by her boyfriend, there are many women who are not able to admit it. There are many who leave too late, just like her, “she said.

“I think paying tribute to it may help other people to say it before it goes so far,” she added.

According to the Facebook page of the event, some 150 people indicated they wanted to be present.

“We are only going to be one, to be able to appease the pain we have in our chest. Candles, sweet words and love are at the rendezvous for the homage to Daphne Huard-Boudreault, “it is written on the page.

It also states that the media will not be admitted.

The family will receive condolences from relatives at the Complexe Funéraire Demers in McMasterville on Sunday, from 1 pm to 4 pm. Rather than flowers, she invites people to donate to the Fondation Le Grand Chemin, which offers help to young people in difficulty.