Two men have been charged with second-degree murder and arson after a fire erupted in an Old Montreal building, killing a mother and daughter from France.
Justin Fortier-Trahan, 20, and Juventino Hernandez Pelaez, 18, were charged in the deaths of Léonor Geraudie, 43, and her seven-year-old daughter Vérane Reynaud Geraudie, who were in the building when it caught fire Oct. 4.
The two men also face a charge of arson causing bodily harm in connection to another man, and recklessly endangering life by damaging a property by fire or explosion.
Montreal police said Friday that Fortier-Trahan was suspected of throwing an incendiary device into the building while Hernandez Pelaez was suspected of driving the getaway car….