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By The Staff The Canadian Press
Posted October 31, 2024 3:01 pm
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Syrian exile household traumatized aft lad murdered successful Halifax
A 2nd Halifax younker has pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter successful the stabbing decease of a 16-year-old lad earlier this year.
The province’s Public Prosecution Service confirms the 17-year-old lad entered the plea Wednesday, but facts astir what happened were not entered into the grounds due to the fact that a antithetic justice volition preside implicit the sentencing.
The victim, Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, was recovered severely injured successful a parking store adjacent to the Halifax Shopping Centre connected April 22, and helium died aboriginal successful hospital.
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Court besides heard Wednesday that the Crown has chosen not to question an big condemnation for the 17-year-old, whose sentencing proceeding is scheduled for Feb. 12.
Earlier this month, a 14-year-old miss besides pleaded blameworthy to a reduced complaint of manslaughter, and she volition beryllium sentenced connected Jan. 21.
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Meanwhile, 2 different teenage boys — present 17 and 15 — are facing trials for second-degree execution successful Ahmad’s death.
The accused cannot beryllium identified nether the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Oct. 31, 2024.
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