A police vehicle is shown outside a house in Laval, Que., on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, where two children were found dead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

By The Canadian Press

Jury finds Quebec man charged with killing his children guilty on all charges

Mar 18, 2026 | 2:46 PM

LAVAL — A jury has found a man who drowned his two children in their Laval, Que., family home in October 2022 guilty on all charges.

Kamaljit Arora, 49, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of his 11-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter, whose names are covered by a publication ban.

The jury also found Arora guilty of attempted murder of his eldest daughter and of strangulation of his wife, Rama Rani Arora, who survived the attack.

In a written admission at the beginning of the trial, the accused admitted to drowning his youngest children, but his lawyers argued the acts were not premeditated and he was experiencing a relapse of depression first diagnosed in 2020.

The Crown had maintained the evidence pointed to a well-thought-out plan to commit the crimes.

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While first-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence without possibility of parole for 25 years, the case will return to court in May for sentencing on the other counts.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2026.

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