Quebec City sword attacker guilty of 1st-degree murder - CBC.ca

The jury of 11 delivered its verdict at the Quebec City courthouse on Friday, after almost five days of deliberation.

Mahmoud said reliving the events of that day and seeing Girouard again during the trial was difficult but that she was satisfied she was able to share her story in court. .

Veilleux said attending the trial was tough but that she felt it was her duty to be there every day.

The Crown argued that Girouard had thought about perpetrating the attacks for years and was conscious of what he was doing at the time of his crimes.

Two expert witnesses for the Crown testified that the defendant was a hypervigilant narcissist who felt the need to do something shocking to gain public recognition. .

He said the four days the jury spent deliberating had allowed the defence team to go over what happened during the trial and identify aspects they could use in an appeal. .

During the trial, Girouard testified that he was facing an inner battle between two Carls, the "real" one and a "bad Carl" obsessed with a mission to kill. .

The Crown argued that Girouard could not have been delusional at the time, because he showed signs of hesitating before the attacks and expressed doubts about what he was doing after striking his first couple of victims

Prosecutors showed evidence suggesting that Girouard had been planning the attack since he was in his late teens: driving twice to Quebec City's historic district two years prior to the events, preparing his costume in advance, and removing some tattoos Girouard felt were "impure."

The jury, composed of four men and seven women, heard that Girouard first told a social worker and a school counsellor about his mission at the age of 18

The Crown is waiting for the Supreme Court's decision on the case of the Quebec City mosque shooter