US EditionElderly Woman’s Body Found Outside Laval Seniors’ Residence
Jeanne Gohier, 88, was found dead outside her seniors' residence in Laval; police await coroner's findings on circumstances of her death.
- On Dec. 8, 2025, the coroner opened an investigation after Jeanne Gohier, 88-year-old resident, was found dead outside Villagia de l'Île Paton seniors' residence, with Coroner Amélie Lavigne assigned.
- At 6:50 a.m., Laval police were called to 25 Promenade des Îles in Chomedey, Laval, Que., after a 911 call, but police say they do not yet know the circumstances surrounding the woman's death.
- The family says `She froze to death`, Naud told reporters on Monday, after learning of Gohier's death from a news article.
- The residence is described as a luxury facility with 281 units, including 42 assisted and 239 autonomous units, and owners of the private facility did not immediately comment.
- The family says Jeanne Gohier had been staying on the second floor of Villagia de l'Île Paton residence and last left unsupervised this summer, while Environment Canada recorded about-18C around 7 a.m.
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'She froze to death,' says grandson of woman found dead outside Laval seniors' residence
An 88-year-old woman has died after being found outside a seniors' residence in Laval early this morning. Temperatures dropped to -18 C early Monday morning, according to Environment Canada.
At approximately 6:50 a.m. on Monday, emergency services were dispatched to the seniors' residence, located on the Promenade des Îles, Chomedey area, in Laval.
A 88-year-old woman was found lifeless on Monday morning, while mercury was close to -18 degrees Celsius, outside her seniors' residence (PRA) in Laval.
The investigation was transferred to the Office of the Coroner.
'It makes no sense': 88-year-old woman found dead outside Laval seniors' residence
An 88-year-old woman, Jeanne Demers-Goyer, was discovered dead Monday morning outside a private seniors’ residence on Promenade des Îles in Laval’s Chomedey district. Her body was found in the freezing cold. Emergency services were alerted around 6:50 a.m. for a “medical assistance” call near the Villagia de l’Île Paton, according to the Laval police (SPL). […]
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