A judge ordered him to be held until Tuesday.
A 38-year-old man was summoned to court in Montreal Monday afternoon. Time turned up and Pointe St faced criminal charges related to his brother's death in Charles.
Pointe resident Craig Kawal faces his four charges in all. Assault with a weapon, assault, threatening speech, and assault by asphyxiation and/or strangulation of his younger brother Kevin Cowal.
When the defendant appeared before Quebec Court Judge Isabelle Rheault via video conference linking the court to the Montreal Police Operations Center where he is being held, he appeared depressed. . A judge ordered him to remain in custody for a formal hearing scheduled to be held on Tuesday. asked. This meant that Coir did not have to file a petition against his four indictments. Mr. Rheault agreed to her request that she have no contact with the three persons while Mr. Cowal's case was pending.
Kevin Cowal died Sunday after being pushed down the stairs of his apartment on Ashe Avenue near Le Vert Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles.
Police found the injured man while responding to his 911 call early Sunday afternoon. Attempts were made to revive Kowal, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The murder was his 18th reported so far this year in an area under the jurisdiction of the Montreal Police Department. There were 16 reports in the same period last year.
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