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One of the victims during his medical transfer from Mont-Joli to QuebecPHOTO : Radio-Canada

We cannot talk regarding mental health in connection with the Amqui killer until we know if his gesture is really due to a mental illness, according to Marie-Ève ​​Cotton, psychiatrist and assistant clinical professor at the University of Montreal. This is to avoid stigmatizing people who suffer from mental disorders. Only 22% of mass killers have a mental illness, explains the latter. We talk regarding it with her.