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Quebec Coroner Says Police Mishandled 2024 Search for Missing Lévis Teen
Luc Malouin says Lévis officers focused too heavily on the teen’s suicidal profile and should have intensified the search for a missing child under 15.
- Quebec Coroner Luc Malouin released a report questioning the SPVL decision to suspend an overnight ground search for 13-year-old Maïlyne Lugez in Nov 2024, suggesting she may have been alive at the time.
- Malouin's report states the SPVL exhibited 'tunnel vision' by focusing on suicide risk, failing to consider that searches for teens under 15 should be intensified rather than de-escalated.
- Evidence including hypothermia suggests Lugez was likely alive when the search was suspended, contradicting an earlier 2025 report by coroner Sophie that she died before being reported missing.
- In a news release Tuesday, the SPVL said it welcomes the report and is taking its contents seriously, adding it reaffirms confidence in its officers while reviewing the findings.
- Malouin recommended the SPVL update staff on proper ground search procedures and suggested police raise awareness among other forces about services offered through the emergency measures division.
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The mayor of Lévis reaffirms his confidence in the police in the aftermath of a devastating report by the coroner in connection with the death of young Maëlyne Lugez.
·Montreal, Canada
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A pensioner from the SQ finds it deplorable that the investigation into the deaths of Sister Carpentier did not prevent the death of Maëlyne Lugez.
·Montreal, Canada
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The Toronto Star+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Quebec coroner criticizes police search for 13-year-old girl
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner said police in Lévis did not take appropriate steps in their search for 13-year-old Maëlyne Lugez, who was found dead in a creek near her school in November 2024.
·Toronto, Canada
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Le Journal de Quebec
Le Journal de QuebecShe "could have been found alive", a fact that "changes everything" for the relatives of the young teenager who died in Lévis.
·Montreal, Canada
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
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C 22%
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