QUEBEC — In a dramatic turn of events, the man accused of killing six men as they attended prayer in a Quebec City mosque last year has pleaded guilty to six charges of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder. Alexandre Bissonnette originally pleaded not guilty to the 12 charges Monday morning but that afternoon announced he was changing his mind and wanted to plead guilty. Huot placed a publication ban on Monday afternoon’s proceedings but agreed this morning to accept the 12 guilty pleas. The counts of attempted murder involved five people who were struck by bullets and a sixth charge encompassed the other people present at the mosque. Bissonnette told Huot on Monday he had been thinking for sometime of pleading guilty but that he was missing certain pieces of evidence, which he received Sunday.

Source: National Post March 28, 2018 13:52 UTC