4 teens to be tried together for murder in killing of 16-year-old in Halifax
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Four teens were charged with second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach, who died after being found injured outside the Halifax Shopping Centre last month.
The four youths charged with second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach pleaded not guilty during a court appearance in Halifax on Friday.
Two 14-year-olds — a boy and a girl — were charged with second-degree murder on April 25. A few days later, a 16-year-old, who was arrested and released the day of Al Marrach’s death, was re-arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
The last arrest came on May 2, when a second 16-year-old had been charged.
Al Marrach died in hospital on April 22 after he was found injured in a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre.
Crown attorney Terry Nickerson said he will be looking for the four to be sentenced as adults, if convicted.
“This is as serious a case as it gets,” he said to reporters on Friday.
“A youth penalty for second-degree murder is seven years … a sentence as an adult would be a life sentence with a parole eligibility set by a judge afterward.”
Nickerson added that there is a “large volume” of material to sort through in relation to the case.
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