Jury selection in murder trial

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the murder trial of Michel Cadotte, the man charged with killing his wife while she was in the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Cadotte, 57, of Montreal North, was arrested on Feb, 2, 2017, shortly after Jocelyne Lizotte was found dead in her room at the Centre d’hébergement Émilie-Gamelin, a long-term care institution on Dufresne St., where she was being treated for the disease. Cadotte is charged with second-degree murder and was granted bail in the case five months after his arrest. The trial, presided over by Superior Court Justice Hélène Di Salvo, is expected to last up to six weeks. Cadotte entered a not-guilty plea last week. If found guilty, he faces an automatic life sentence.