Man charged in attack on Jewish dad to undergo evaluation at psychiatric hospital
Sergio Yanes Preciado appeared before a Quebec court judge on Wednesday afternoon after meeting with a criminologist for an evaluation earlier in the day.
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Montreal Gazette
a day ago
- Montreal Gazette
Man accused of threatening Jewish people in St-Laurent to appear in court on Monday
Montreal Crime By A resident of the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough is scheduled to make a court appearance Monday in a case in which he is alleged to have made threats toward Jewish people. Sid Ali Tamrabet, 28, was arrested by the Montreal police on Friday. He made his first court appearance on Saturday and was ordered to remain detained during the weekend. He was also ordered to undergo a quick mental health evaluation to determine if he is fit to appear in court. The results of the evaluation are expected to be presented to a Quebec Court judge on Monday. Tamrabet does not have a previous criminal record in Quebec provincial court. More hate in Montreal, @spvm thanks for the arrest. @MarkJCarney @AHousefather @RachelBendayan @Val_Plante urgent action is needed. No more hate in Canada, Montreal. #polmtl #polcan — Mayer Feig (@mayerfeig) August 15, 2025 On Friday, Montreal police said they made an arrest after they received several 911 calls about a man making threatening remarks to a group of people near Fraser and St-Louis Sts. in the St-Laurent borough. Parts of the incident on Friday were caught on video and posted to social media. In one clip, the man appears to be shouting at someone wearing a kippah: 'We will kill you, you f---ing pig.' A second clip appears to show another moment in the confrontation, ending with the words: 'I'm just waiting for the order of the king ... There is one king — Allah.' Tamrabet faces three charges in all. He alleged to have made threats on Aug. 9 toward one person. He is also alleged to have uttered a threat toward another person the following day. He is also charged with harassing a woman and her family between Aug. 10 and Friday.
National Post
3 days ago
- National Post
Leslie Roberts: Man in keffiyeh threatens Montreal Jew: 'We will kill you all"
The 911 calls started pouring in to Montreal police around 4:40 p.m. Friday, as the Jewish shabbat neared: A man wearing a long white robe and a keffiyeh-style headscarf was threatening people on a residential street in the city's Saint-Laurent borough. Article content 'We will kill you all,' he shouts at an identifiably Jewish man in one video of the incident. Article content Article content In one clip being widely shared on social media, he appears to be shouting at someone wearing a kippah: 'We will f—ing kill you, OK you f—ing pig.' Article content Article content A second video shows him pointing to the sky and declaring: 'I'm just waiting for the order of the king … There is one king — Allah.' Article content Article content The disturbing footage underscored how frightening the confrontation was for residents. At no time did they shout back or respond angrily. Article content Police officers quickly located a 28-year-old suspect and took him into custody. He remains detained pending a court appearance, with the case now in the hands of the Montreal police hate crimes unit. Charges are likely based on the videos. Article content Sources indicate the man does not live in Saint-Laurent but likely attends a mosque in the borough. That fact risks further inflaming tensions in a neighbourhood where Jewish and Muslim families live side by side in the post-October 7 world. It also highlights the challenge facing Saint-Laurent Mayor Alan DeSousa: preventing a faraway conflict from spilling into the streets of his borough. Article content DeSousa says he has worked proactively to promote harmony between Jewish and Muslim residents, but Friday's outburst has raised the stakes. In its aftermath, he ordered more visibility from the borough's security patrols and secured assurances from the local Montreal police commander that police presence would be increased. Article content Article content He also planned to meet with Jewish community leaders as soon as Saturday night to send a clear message: 'We've got their backs.' Article content Article content Since October 7, Saint-Laurent has increased security resources around both Jewish and Muslim institutions. The mayor has made a point of underscoring that coexistence is not up for debate. 'No hate or even disrespect will be tolerated,' he added. Article content But the mayor knows his borough can't shoulder this burden alone. He is calling on other levels of government to get more proactive with preventative measures. He has appealed directly to Montreal's mayor, as well as provincial and federal leaders, to not only take the threat of hate and intimidation more seriously but to do so publicly. Article content DeSousa told me Saturday morning: 'The Jewish community has to feel safe in the community.' Article content Friday's arrest is about more than one man's outburst. It speaks to the growing climate of intimidation that has taken root in Montreal and beyond. What starts as heated words can quickly spiral into something more dangerous. In this case, swift police intervention prevented escalation.
Montreal Gazette
4 days ago
- Montreal Gazette
Man arrested after death threat to Jewish man caught on video
By A man has been arrested and will remain in custody after allegedly hurling abuse at a group of people in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough, including a death threat, caught on video, towards a Jewish man. Montreal police said several 911 calls were made Friday at around 4:40 p.m. about a man allegedly making threatening remarks to a group of people near Fraser and Saint-Louis Sts. 'When the police arrived at the scene, they quickly located the suspect, a 28-year-old man,' said police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils. 'Based on information from witnesses, the police arrested the suspect for making threats and hateful remarks toward the group of citizens.' Parts of the incident were caught on video and posted to social media. In one clip, the man appears to be shouting at someone wearing a kippah: 'We will kill you, you f---ing pig.' More hate in Montreal, @spvm thanks for the arrest. @MarkJCarney @AHousefather @RachelBendayan @Val_Plante urgent action is needed. No more hate in Canada, Montreal. #polmtl #polcan — Mayer Feig (@mayerfeig) August 15, 2025 A second clip appears to show another moment in the confrontation, ending with the words: 'I'm just waiting for the order of the king ... There is one king — Allah.' The man seen shouting was wearing a long white robe, a keffiyeh-style headscarf, and sunglasses. It happened today in VSL initially the police refuse to arrest him but later did arrested him. — Yanky (@Yanky_Pollak) August 15, 2025 Chèvrefils said the man will remain in custody until a court appearance on Saturday, which will be held via videoconference. The charges will be determined by Quebec's prosecution service. In a phone interview Friday evening, Alan DeSousa, the borough mayor of Saint-Laurent, condemned the incident, saying such behaviour 'will not be tolerated.' He praised borough security patrols and police for acting quickly, and said patrols would be increased over the coming Sabbath. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and Federation CJA issued a joint statement regarding the incident. 'As Shabbat comes in, a video is circulating showing an individual threatening members of the Jewish community. The individual was spotted during the week. A police report was filed and, thanks to focused and specific pictures of the individual, the Community Security Network (CSN) has been able to work with SPVM to identify him. 'Today, an arrest was made. We will continue to engage appropriately as this case advances. We are pleased to see that an arrest came quickly, thanks to our collaboration with our security partners. 'Those who seek to threaten members of our community must be held accountable.' The incident comes just a week after a separate case in which a 23-year-old man was charged with assaulting a Jewish father
