US EditionCrown drops second-degree murder charge for teen in stabbing death of Halifax boy
- The Crown is no longer pursuing a second-degree murder charge against a teen accused of organizing a fight that led to the death of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach.
- Prosecutor Sharon Goodwin announced the Crown will seek a manslaughter conviction instead, acknowledging that the teen did not stab Al Marrach.
- Goodwin explained that a charge of second-degree murder could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in provincial youth court.
- A Nova Scotia judge recently sentenced a teenage girl to three months in youth detention for her part in the attack.
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Crown reduces second-degree murder charge for teen in stabbing death of Halifax boy
HALIFAX — The Crown is no longer pursuing a second-degree murder charge against a teen who is alleged to have organized the fight last year that ended in the stabbing death of Halifax high school student Ahmad Al Marrach.
2nd-degree murder charge dropped for teen in stabbing death of Halifax boy – Halifax
The Crown is no longer pursuing a second-degree murder charge against a teen who is alleged to have organized the fight last year that ended in the stabbing death of Halifax high school student Ahmad Al Marrach. Instead, prosecutor Sharon Goodwin told provincial youth court Wednesday the Crown is seeking a conviction on the lesser charge of manslaughter for the 17-year-old boy, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. Manslaughter is a …
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