Montreal Murder Trial: Final Moments of Victim

0:00It's April 9. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News today, powered by AI. In the second-degree murder trial of two brothers in Montreal, jurors heard gripping testimony about the final moments of 27-year-old Connor. Patrick O'Loughlin, staffed to death on May 18, 2024. Chad and Jaden Paneu, aged 22 and 19, faced charges after a fight broke out in a Loughlin's apartment on San Antoine Street West. Rookie Cobb, William Forgette, just two years on the force, arrived minutes before 5 a.m. and found a Loughlin conscious, but pale on the floor, struggling to breathe. His girlfriend and a friend from British Columbia, were by his side, as Forgette grabbed a towel from the kitchen to press on the wound, urging him to, hang on while confirming an ambulance was en route. Chaos filled the room with crying and shouting from those around, but efforts ramped up fast friends held his head, and paramedics soon took over. Outside the building, trying to revive him before rushing to Montreal General Hospital.

1:04The jury also viewed Casino's surveillance of the brothers gambling hours earlier, then arriving and fleeing the scene with two women they've been, visiting. Footage captured the women holding the door for first responders and the desperate revival attempts. O'Loughlin was pronounced dead at 5.45 a.m., less than an hour after that first call, leaving the trial to unpack what sparked the deadly, clash.