Police say two 14-year-olds have been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the killing of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach outside the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday.
In a release on Thursday afternoon, police say officers arrested the accused in Sackville, and both have now been charged.
“Today, two 14-year-old youths have been charged with second degree murder and are scheduled to appear in Halifax Youth Justice Court tomorrow,” the release said.
Police lay charges in homicide
Halifax Regional Police has charged two youths in relation to the homicide that occurred earlier this week in Halifax.
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On Monday evening, officers responded to a report of an injured person in the Halifax Shopping Centre parking lot at about 5:05 p.m. The injured male youth, who was later identified as Al Marrach, was …