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In February 2009, Guy Turcot, a cardiologist, stabbed his two young children, Ansofi III,

and Olivia, Olivia V, 46 times while they were lying in their beds.

Turcot admitted to the killings, but in the subsequent murder trial, he claimed he could

not recall carrying them out.

The Guy Turcot murder trial was one of the most closely followed in recent history

in Canada, both horrifying and captivating the public.

The jury deliberated for five days, deciding on the fate of the cardiologist charged with

first degree murder in the deaths of his children.

The trial hinged on Turcot's state of mind at the time of the February 2009 slings.

Was he trying to get revenge on his estranged wife, a fellow doctor, for cheating on him

with a mutual friend, or was he a sick man who had lost all reason?

Turcot's lawyers argued he had been rendered temporarily insane over the recent breakup

of his marriage with Miss Gaston.

In the July verdict, a jury found he was not criminally responsible for his actions.

In September, Turcot faced a five-person mental health tribunal to determine whether

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