Martin Bellacourt

Martin Bellacourt was one of the terrorists involved in the July 13 attacks. He is described as white, medium height, blond, wearing Jeans, a white T-shirt and a khaki jacket.

Martin Bellacourt was convicted for domestic violence and, likely as a result, has been living alone for years. Online activities imply he was an angry person with a negative worldview both for himself as an individual and society at large.

The Attack
While he technically acted independently, he was in contact with the other terrorists to coordinate the attack.

After the bombings on Carls in several locations and an attempted assassination on April May, people began to assemble around New York Carl at 23rd in spite of police warnings and the possibility of further attacks. The shooting on April is believed by the US government to be commited by Martin Bellacourt. When April joined them, Martin Bellacourt stabbed her in the back with a six inch knife. The knife, going between shoulder blade and spine, hit one of her ribs, staying stuck between two ribs, and Bellacourt's momentum brought both of them to fall.

Just after that, Carl transformed the chemical composition of Bellacourt's entire body into grape jelly, killing him instantly. His clothes remained unmodified. Andy Skampt hit his jellyfied face, causing much of his humanoid structure to fall apart. As the gel covers her back, April describes it as being warm.

Legal Consequences
Martin Bellacourt's death is classified as homicide by Carl. New York Carl is regarded as a person with free will, so a court hearing had to determine potential charges. While this isn't confirmed in the books, the New York grand jury probably ruled the case as a justified homicide to protect April and Carl would therefore not be indicted.

Carl's perspective
Carl knew enough in advance to kill Martin Bellacourt long before the attack. However, due to their rules, they had to make his death obvious, in line with society's laws, and impactful in a way that results in better long-term outcomes. They describe the action as "necessary murder". This is the first time Carl used their uranium.