Man who killed Alzheimer’s-stricken wife back in prison
Michel Cadotte, the man who killed his wife while she was suffering from Alzheimer’s, has been returned behind bars for having allegedly violated the conditions of his parole.
His lawyer, Alexandra Paquette, said Cadotte was returned to the Montreal Detention Centre last week and that his release is suspended. He is expected to appear before the Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles (CQLC) soon for a hearing to determine whether his parole should be officially revoked, the attorney said.
“Because of the COVID -19 (pandemic), it is difficult to get information right now,” Paquette said when asked which of the conditions Cadotte is alleged to have violated.
Two people who know Cadotte told the Montreal Gazette that he was returned to the Montreal Detention Centre after a search of a room at the halfway house where he resided turned up a small amount of marijuana. He reportedly was also found to be in possession of alcohol, a violation of one of the 12 specific conditions imposed on Cadotte on Jan. 10, when the CQLC granted him day parole. He was prohibited from “consuming alcohol or other toxic substances.”
The condition was imposed because, during his trial, Cadotte admitted to having consumed large amounts of alcohol in the days before he killed his wife, Jocelyn Lizotte, on Feb. 20, 2017. During his trial, he conceded that his heavy drinking contributed to his fatigue and affected his thinking the day he killed his wife of 19 years. He suffocated her with a pillow as she lay on a bed in her room at a longterm care facility.
He also agreed to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings when he was granted parole.
Cadotte was initially charged with second-degree murder, but the jury that heard his case last year found Cadotte guilty of manslaughter instead. He was sentenced on May 28 to a prison term of two years less a day.