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People who tried to save Clémence Beaulieu-Patry’s life only seconds after she was stabbed quickly came to the realization they were fighting a losing battle.

The jury assembled to hear evidence in the first-degree trial of Randy Tshilumba, 21, heard dramatic testimony at the Montreal courthouse on Friday from two witnesses who tried in vain to save the young woman’s life. In her opening statement, prosecutor Catherine Perreault said the Crown will prove Tshilumba stabbed Beaulieu-Patry 14 times with a long knife only days after she turned down a request to go on a date with him. The victim was stabbed at her workplace, a Maxi supermarket on April 10, 2016, after having accepted a request to work overtime.

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“It was just one hour, but for Clémence it was one hour too much,” Perreault said.

All least two people came to Beaulieu-Patry’s aid seconds after she was stabbed, including a nurse who happened to be shopping for groceries at the time.