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Quintuple killer Matthew de Groodwants his victims’ families to know their loved ones would still be alive if not for his mental illness.

In a prepared statement, read by his lawyer, Allan Fay, de Grood said he is now aware he did something horribly wrong.

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“They may not care that I was schizophrenic, the act of killing five innocent people and putting their families through that agony is unconscionable,” de Grood acknowledged, in the statement read to an Alberta Review Board panel determining the next step in his treatment.

“To them I am either a very evil person or a psychotic individual who is dangerous and can’t be trusted,” the mass killer said.

“I want them to know that while I didn’t appreciate it at the time, I am aware that I did something very wrong and I hope they can understand that I am very sorry for what has happened.”

But the mother of one of de Grood’s victims said if he was truly remorseful he would ask to be locked up for good, so no one is ever put at risk of his violence again.