A 33-year-old man named Yousef Moussaoui has been arrested by the SPVM in connection with the tragic murder of a 45-year-old woman at her downtown Montreal home. The victim, Leïla Ben Salem, was killed while on a virtual call with a colleague. Moussaoui was apprehended in Ville-Marie and is set to face a first-degree murder charge at the Montreal courthouse on Friday.
Authorities discovered Ben Salem unresponsive inside her apartment on René-Lévesque Boulevard near Saint-Christophe Street on September 22. The investigation revealed that the case is not linked to intimate-partner violence, with the alleged motive expected to be disclosed during court proceedings.
This incident marks the 19th homicide in the SPVM’s jurisdiction this year, emphasizing the importance of community cooperation in solving such crimes. If you have any information that could aid the ongoing investigation, please contact 911 or your local police station. Anonymous tips can also be provided to Info-Crime Montréal.
