Quebec Cardiologist Guy Turcotte killed his two children:declared insane.

First-degree murder charges were filed Tuesday in court in St-Jérôme, Que., against Guy Turcotte, 36. (CBC)from CBC & Canadian Press.

 A Quebec cardiologist has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his two young children in the Laurentians town of Piedmont.

The charges were filed Tuesday at the St-Jérôme courthouse against Guy Turcotte, 36.

On Tuesday, Turcotte remained in a Montreal hospital where he has been recovering since Saturday from what police say was a self-inflicted drug overdose. ( CAR WASHER FLUID- = METHANOL+ ETHYLENE GLYCOL)

On Saturday, police discovered the bodies of Turcotte's (MULTIPLY STABBED )five-year-old son, Olivier, and three-year-old daughter, Anne-Sophie, in the family home in Piedmont, 60 kilometres northwest of Montreal. (Dr.TURCOTTE FOUND UNDER THE BED).).

Turcotte is a cardiologist at St-Jérôme Hospital, the same hospital where his wife works as a doctor. She was not in town Saturday when the deaths occurred.

The Quebec College of Physicians and Surgeons said it doesn't plan to take any action regarding Turcotte's medical licence until the court proceedings run their course.

Defence Lawyers: GUY & PIERRE POUPART
POUPART,MARQUIS
3431 St.Hubert,
MONTREAL

Defence Expert Witness: Psychiatrist ROCH-HUGO BOUCHARD
Clinic Notre Dame des Victoires
Quebec City.
(Member Canadian Psych. Assn. Working group on Schizophrenia.).

JUDGE: Hon.FRANCOIS BEAUDOIN

Jury: Not Guilty due to insanity.