The grim details of the stabbing death of a 16-year-old Halifax boy last April were revealed in court today as convictions were recorded for two teens who had pleaded guilty to taking part in the crime.
In October, a 14-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Ahmad Maher Al Marrach.
The 16-year-old was found badly injured in a parking garage next to the Halifax Shopping Centre on April 22, and he died in hospital.
Today, agreed statements of fact were read into the record during a hearing in Nova Scotia youth court.
Two other teenage boys — ages 17 and 15 — are facing trials for second-degree murder later this year.
All four of the accused had been initially charged with second-degree murder.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 3, 2025.