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Sentencing hearing today for man convicted in drive-by shooting of Montreal teen
Family members described their loss as the judge weighs sentences for four attempted-murder convictions tied to the 2021 shooting.
- Today, Salim Touaibi returns to The Superior Court for sentencing after being convicted last week of the 2021 first-degree murder of 15-year-old Meriem Boundaoui.
- On February 7, 2021, Boundaoui sat in a Volkswagen Jetta in Montreal's St-Léonard borough when Touaibi fired from a Mercedes, killing the 15-year-old.
- Touaibi admitted to being the shooter but claimed he did not realize anyone was in the Jetta; his co-accused, Aymane Bouadi, was acquitted of all charges.
- During today's hearing, family members including sister Safia Boundaoui delivered emotional victim impact statements, describing the permanent loss of their beloved relative.
- While Touaibi faces an automatic life sentence with no parole for 25 years, the judge must still determine penalties on four attempted murder counts that Prosecutor Simon Lapierre argues warrant further life terms.
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Family of teen killed in Montreal drive-by asks for justice during sentencing hearing
MONTREAL — The family of a 15-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting in Montreal in 2021 remembered her as their "joy, pride and hope" in emotional victim impact statements at her killer's sentencing hearing on Thursday.
·Collingwood, Canada
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