SAINTE-CROIX, Que. – The terrible family tragedy that shocked the Quebec towns of Sainte-Croix and Saint-Isidore over the weekend suffered yet another blow on Wednesday morning.
Authorities have confirmed that 11-year-old Béatrice Godin has died of her injuries in hospital.
She had been in critical condition since allegedly being attacked by her father over the weekend.
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Quebec provincial police have confirmed that the prime suspect in the series of murders that also included Béatrice’s 13-year-old sister Medora, her mother Nancy Samson and her new husband, Benoît Daigle, is 54-year-old Martin Godin.
Godin remains in critical condition. The motive for the killings has not been confirmed.
– With files from La Presse Canadienne
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