US EditionAccused in Jailhouse Killing of Serial Killer Robert Pickton to Plead Guilty: Crown
Martin Charest attacked Robert Pickton with a broken broomstick in Port-Cartier prison; Pickton died nearly two weeks later, and Charest will plead guilty on Sept. 25, 2025.
- Martin Charest, charged with the first-degree murder of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton, indicated his plan to enter a guilty plea in Quebec in September 2025.
- Charest allegedly attacked Pickton with a broken broomstick at the Port-Cartier maximum security prison on May 19, 2024, leading to Pickton's hospitalization and death nearly two weeks later.
- In 2007, Pickton was found guilty of murdering six women in second-degree cases connected to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside; investigators discovered DNA or remains from 33 women at his pig farm.
- Charest's guilty plea hearing is scheduled for September 25, 2025, after he communicated his intent through his lawyer despite difficulties caused by thick plexiglass during a videoconference court appearance.
- This event concludes the legal process surrounding Pickton's death in custody and highlights ongoing accountability for prison deaths involving high-profile inmates.
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The man accused of killing serial killer Robert Pickton, convicted of murder, in a prison attack, intends to plead guilty, according to the Crown.
Man accused of murdering serial killer Robert Pickton to plead guilty
Martin Charest, charged with the first-degree murder of Robert Pickton, intends to plead guilty, he announced through his lawyer Wednesday. He's accused of attacking Pickton while they were both inmates at a Quebec maximum security prison in 2024.
Martin Charest, the man accused of the first degree murder of serial killer Robert Pickton, intends to plead guilty on September 25th.
The alleged murderer of one of Canada's worst serial killers announced on Wednesday that he wants to plead guilty.
Martin Charest, the man accused of the murder of serial killer Robert Pickton, an event that occurred in May 2024 at the Port-Cartier Penitentiary, intends to plead guilty. It is behind double bars of the Penitentiary of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, in the super max wing, that Martin Charest and his lawyer, Mr. Sonia Bogdaniec, have announced the intention to plead guilty and that it was a thoughtful decision, even if the accusations are recent. The…
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