Montreal police say a man has been arrested in France and extradited to Canada to face charges in connection with a deadly assault outside the city’s Orange Julep restaurant in May 2023.
According to the Quebec Crown prosecution office, the accused is 26-year-old Ismail Karaoui.
Police say he was returned to Canadian soil Monday and appeared in court Tuesday. According to a warrant for his arrest, he is accused of the involuntary homicide of Andrei Petuhov, 50, and the assault of Roger Synavongsa on May 31, 2023.
That evening, Petuhov was severely beaten in the restaurant’s parking lot near the intersection of Décarie Boulevard and Paré Street after a fight broke out around 10:15 p.m. The suspects allegedly fled the scene in a vehicle before officers arrived.
Police arrested the first suspect, a 22-year-old man, the following day, who was later charged with aggravated assault.
The victim died two days …