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On February 21, 2009, two children were stabbed to death by their father, Guy Turcotte. He stabbed his 5-year-old son 27 times and his 3-year-old daughter 19 times as they slept in their bedrooms. == Background == Dr. Guy Turcotte, born April 21 1972, worked with his wife Isabelle Gaston at Hotel-Dieu de Saint-Jerome as a cardiologist.〔 He met and fell in love with Gaston in Québec City in 1999. They moved in together in 2000, but their relationship became hostile to the point of domestic violence on both parts. Due to this violence, Turcotte moved out but reconciled with Gaston shortly after promising to work on their relationship. The relationship improved so much that Turcotte proposed to Gaston at Mount Washington, New Hampshire; Gaston accepted his proposal. He was a loving father and great with kids. Gilles Turcotte (Guy Turcotte’s brother) said he "was attentive to his children and nieces and nephews… When Guy is playing with the children, we can see he is having as much fun as them…" In mid-January 2009, shortly before Gaston and Turcotte were planning to leave for a trip to Mexico with their children, Turcotte was informed that his wife was having an affair with their personal trainer and friend Martin Huot. Huot’s girlfriend, Patricia Giroux, is the one who notified Turcotte of the affair and also provided proof by showing emails between Huot and Gaston. This angered Turcotte, and he felt betrayed. Although he couldn't bring himself to cancel the trip, Turcotte and Gaston decided to separate. Two days after coming home from their trip, Turcotte left the family residence. Gaston and the children stayed in the house, and both parents agreed to share custody. During the separation, conversations between Turcotte and Gaston were often spiteful. On February 8, 2009, Turcotte found out that "the children had been to the Carnaval de Québec with their mother and Huot. The Carnaval had special meaning to him since he had lived in Quebec City for many years." Turcotte testified that "() hammer to the head would have hurt less… I could not accept that Martin spent time with my children...as if I was being replaced". The next day, a former neighbor told Turcotte that the day he left, Huot had spent the night with his family and had been staying there almost every night for the previous two weeks. Turcotte said during his testimony that the information "made him flip". On February 10, 2009, he went to his family's residence to fetch his son's sweater and found Huot in the kitchen. Turcotte said, "You stole my wife. You betrayed me, you were my friend" and punched Huot in the face before leaving the house.〔 On February 20, 2009, Turcotte drove by his old house, and Gaston ordered him to leave, telling him, "you are going to stop controlling my life...now, if I want to, I can change the children's names... I can get custody, I can move anywhere in Quebec". Turcotte was terrified of losing his children.〔 That day, while he was at work, colleagues noted "no outward signs" of distress.〔 He had exchanged emails with Gaston and also picked up his children from daycare and school. He telephoned Gaston, who told him that she had changed the locks on the house and had consulted a lawyer. He was deeply hurt and took this as an "attack". He replied that if she wanted war, she was going to get it. That night, Turcotte felt dejected and began to cry. After putting the children to bed, he read dated emails from Gaston which further hurt and disheartened him. He wanted to end his life and searched the Internet for techniques to commit suicide.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guy Turcotte killings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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