The owner of the house where Florent Dumas’ body was found in Nicolet last week still does not believe. “More than surprising. I have no words to express how surprised I am, ”Sylvain Gélinas said.
The man said he went to the accommodation on Thursday for a servant and saw a police presence there, but authorities did not tell him what was happening. Sylvain Gélinas said he learned from the media this morning that a corpse was found on his property.
If I am in a cartoon, arms and jaws would have fallen to the ground. I can’t imagine that an ugly story could happen near, let alone at home, on my property.
” I was inhabited by a load of emotions: from anger, to frustration, to uncertainty. I wonder what will happen. “
One of the men accused of insulting a corpse, Pascal Martel, was his tenant.
The latter was also his first tenant, along with his wife at the time. Sylvain Gélinas acquired the building in November 2020. Everything was fine until August 2021, when the husband left the residence, he said.
He called me in tears because Pascal Martel was beating him. There was domestic violence. A neighbor also told me.the owner recalled.
Formal notices
After the breakup, Pascal Martel wanted to stay in residence, but Sylvain Gélinas said monthly payments were always late. He said he used formal notices to insist.
A week ago, Pascal Martel explained the delay in these payments was due to health problems, Gélinas said. He was always a victim of habithe said.
However, Sylvain Gélinas said he did not see any violent behavior on the part of Pascal Martel, or his son Jason. Pascal Martel has always been correct with me, maybe because I am his owner, I don’t know.
In the fall of 2021, Florent Dumas will be in Pascal Martel’s roommate, according to Sylvain Gélinas. I only saw him once, when I went to housework.
” If a neighbor raised the situation, put up any facts, I would definitely react. I wish I knew. I always protect my tenants. “
Jason Martel does not live with his father Pascal Martel, the owner corrected.
A home for the intellectually disabled?
Sylvain Gélinas believes his property is now labeled, mortgaged in terms of history. He doesn’t know what he will do here, but might consider working with organizations to make his accommodation available to people living with intellectual disabilities, in memory of Florent Dumas.
One thing is certain, Sylvain Gélinas no longer wants to see Pascal Martel. He intends to closely follow the investigation into the release of Pascal Martel scheduled for Thursday, at the Trois-Rivières courthouse.
Source: Radio-Canada
