By Chelsey St-Pierre
The Suburban

Ahmed Achour, 28, has been charged with murder and attempted murder following his arrest in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in a building near the intersection of 1st Avenue and Provost in Lachine last Friday.

The first victim, 40-year-old Francis Hébert, was stabbed last Thursday night and was transported to the hospital where he died early Friday morning. A second victim in connection to the attacks that took place last Thursday was identified accounting for the charge of attempted murder.

Achour was charged and detained until Tuesday with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. On Tuesday, prosecutor Anne-Andrée Charette informed Quebec Court Judge Tristan Desjardins that the initial charge would be withdrawn and replaced with murder and attempted murder. The case will be transferred to the Superior Court and Achour remains detained until the next steps of the proceedings against him are slated to take place in June.