Montreal teen sentenced for stabbing art teacher

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Scene outside JFK High School in St-Michel Dec. 9, after teacher was stabbed. (CREDIT: CityNews staff, file)

By News Staff

Posted November 7, 2022 6:13 pm.

A Montreal teen pled guilty to the attempted murder of a Montreal teacher in Quebec youth court on Monday.

The 17-year-old was sentenced to two years at a youth centre and one year of surveillance.

It all happened Dec. 9, 2021, around 10 a.m. when the teen walked in to a classroom and stabbed 42-year-old art teacher Maxime Canuel, at John F. Kennedy High School in Saint-Michel.

Witnesses saw the suspect attack the teacher.

Canuel was injured to his chest and shoulder – and underwent surgery.

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The school went into lockdown after the stabbing and the student was arrested about an hour later.

The teen cannot be identified because he is a minor.

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