MONTREAL, Canada — Responding to a coroner’s report that criticized their work, the Quebec provincial police say they have updated their missing-child alert system following the deaths of Norah and Romy Carpentier last summer.
The girls, ages 11 and six, were murdered by a father Martin Carpentier in early July 2020 before he died by suicide.
Among recommendations in the coroner’s report, released Friday, Coroner Sophie Régnière concluded Quebec police should use broader criteria for triggering Amber Alerts and create a dedicated police unit to investigate children’s disappearances.
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