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Three days after she was killed in front of her supermarket co-workers, Clémence Beaulieu-Patry’s friends made their way to the Montreal courthouse to see the only suspect in the case be charged with first-degree murder.

Handcuffed with his head tilted downward, 19-year-old Randy Tshilumba wore a grey long-sleeve t-shirt and faded jeans as he was led into the courtroom by correctional officers on Wednesday.

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His eyes scanned the courtroom, but he sat in silence and barely reacted as he was arraigned. He was in and out within a matter of minutes, and no plea was entered.

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The group of friends, who had huddled together before entering the room, shook their heads and left together in tears. They held hands and wrapped their arms around each other’s shoulders as they rushed out of the courtroom.

Beaulieu-Patry, 20, was a half-hour away from finishing her shift at an east-end Maxi supermarket Sunday night when it’s alleged Tshilumba stabbed her to death.