Witnesses describe violent knife attack in alleged femicide near McGill University

Several people bore witness to the violent scene of a knife attack on a Montreal street Tuesday afternoon, which left a 24-year-old woman dead.

MONTREAL -- Several people bore witness to the violent scene of a knife attack on a Montreal street Tuesday afternoon, which left a 24-year-old woman dead.

The woman’s former roommate is facing first-degree murder charges in what police say is another case of domestic violence.

Romane Bonnier, a singer, artist and graduate of Marinanopolis College was killed a block from McGill University's gates near the corner of Milton St. and Aylmer St., in the Milton Park neighbourhood.

“I was coming back from the dep,” said witness Tess Harris. “I turned towards my house. A girl was walking towards me. And then, from behind, on the opposite side of the street, a man came and he attacked her and started stabbing her a bunch of times.”