2 Men Charged With Second-Degree Murder, Arson After Old Montreal Fire Killed 2

Two men have been charged with second-degree murder and arson after a fire erupted in an Old Montreal building last week, killing a mother and daughter from France. Firefighters stand next to a building in Old Montreal on Oct. 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Two men have been charged with second-degree murder and arson after a fire erupted in an Old Montreal building, killing a mother and daughter from France.

Justin Fortier-Trahan, 20, and Juventino Hernandez Pelaez, 18, were charged in the deaths of Léonor Geraudie, 43, and her seven-year-old daughter Vérane Reynaud Geraudie, who were in the building when it caught fire Oct. 4.