Quebec provincial police make arrest 22 years after murder of college student, charges laid
Posted October 12, 2022 6:06 pm.
Last Updated October 13, 2022 10:59 am.
Quebec provincial police (SQ) made an arrest in the homicide of a junior college student 22 years ago, and charges were laid on Thursday morning.
Guylaine Potvin was found dead in her apartment in Jonquiere, Que., about 215 kilometres north of Quebec City, on April 28, 2000.
SQ arrested Marc-Andre Grenon, 47, in connection with Potvin’s murder.
Grenon, of Granby, Que., east of Montreal, is now charged with attempted murder and sexual assault in connection with the case.
Police say that their investigation turned up similarities with another case in Quebec City from 2000, in which a female student, living alone, was sexually assaulted and left for dead but survived the attack. Grenon was charged with sexual assault and attempted murder in connection with that case as well.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2022.
