Man accused of hurling racial slurs at couple, assaulting CTV reporter facing charges

Criminal charges have been laid against a LaSalle man accused of hurling racial slurs against a couple and assaulting a CTV News reporter who later reported on the incident.

Richard Marechal, 68, is facing charges of causing a disturbance, assault, and uttering threats in connection with the two incidents in the Montreal borough last August. The charges come after Montreal police arrested him on Sept. 29 and referred the case to Quebec's Crown prosecutor's office for review. 

Nadisha Hosein said she was pulling out of her driveway on Aug. 11 with her husband, Pramit Patel, and their eight-year-old daughter when a pedestrian came out of nowhere behind her.

"When I saw him, I thought I'll just wait until he passes, and I'll continue reversing," she said in an interview with CTV at the time.

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