Gatineau senior dies days after apparent random attack

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29 April 2024 at 7:29 am

Réjean Lavigne, 81, in an undated photo. He died days after being attacked near his retirement home last Monday. (Réjean Lavigne/Facebook - image credit)

An 81-year-old man has died days after being stabbed while gardening outside a retirement home in Gatineau, Que.

Gatineau police had been called to Campus 3 around 10:30 a.m. last Monday. They found Réjean Lavigne, a retired Transport Canada employee, lying on the ground outside.

He was rushed to hospital with upper body injuries.

His son, Alain Lavigne, told Radio-Canada that his father died Sunday morning.

Jonathan Lepage-Clément, 41, from Shawinigan, Que., is facing several charges.

Gatineau police said they don't believe Lavigne and Lepage-Clément knew each other.

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