Man who allegedly murdered serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appears in court
- A man named Martin Charest has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing serial killer Robert Pickton in prison.
- The incident occurred in May 2024 at Port-Cartier federal penitentiary, where Pickton died from his injuries days later.
- Charest is accused of using a broom handle to fatally injure Pickton, who was 74 years old at the time of his death.
- Judge Vicky Lapierre has scheduled the case to return to court on September 2.
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The man who is accused of brutally murdering serial killer Robert Pickton in the Port-Cartier penitentiary briefly appeared by video conference on Thursday at the Sept-Îles courthouse.
Martin Charest, the man accused of the first degree murder of serial killer Robert Pickton, appeared this morning at Sept-Îles by video conference.

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Man who allegedly murdered serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appears in court - The Turtle Island News
The man accused of murdering serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appeared briefly by video conference at the courthouse in Sept-Îles, Que., northeast of Quebec City. Martin Charest, 52, faces one count first-degree murder in connection with Pickton’s killing in May 2024 at the Port-Cartier federal penitentiary. Charest allegedly broke a broom handle before shoving it into the face of Pickton, who died in hospital of his injuries days later at…
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