Baby found dead behind an apartment building in the Hull region of Gatineau.

Gatineau Police responded to the report of a body of a baby behind an apartment building on Mont-Bleu Boulevard in the Hull sector at about 5:00pm on June 29th.

When police arrived they said it was clear that the baby was deceased. The investigation lead police to arrest the infant’s 20-year-old mother. She is facing charges of homicide and disposing of a baby’s body.

This is the second Gatineau homicide of 2020. The names of the victim and accused cannot be released due to a publication ban.

 The 2020 Quebec Homicide Victim List is available here.