Richard Henry Bain found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
MONTREAL — The man charged in the 2012 shooting death of a man outside a club where the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois was celebrating its election victory sat impassively Tuesday as he was convicted of second-degree murder.
Richard Henry Bain, who shouted out “The English Are Waking Up” as he was arrested four years ago, was also found guilty of three counts of attempted murder.
In convicting Bain after 11 full days of deliberations, the 12 jurors rejected the defence’s argument he was not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder.
Bain, 65, was facing a charge of first-degree murder in the death of lighting technician Denis Blanchette outside the Metropolis as then-Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois was delivering her victory speech Sept. 4, 2012.