Third adult charged in connection with death of Halifax student [Video]

Halifax Regional Police has charged a third adult for allegedly providing false information in connection with the killing of a 16-year-old boy in April.

Police say a 44-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday for providing false information to investigators and assisting the accused in avoiding arrest.

The woman is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Friday to face one count of accessory to commit an indictable offence.

The arrest was made in relation to the homicide of Ahmad Maher Al Marrach.

The 16-year-old student was found badly injured in the parking lot of Halifax Shopping Centre just after 5 p.m. on April 22. Al Marrach was taken to hospital where he died from of his injuries.

Previous charges and pleas

Two other adults – a 31-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman – were previously charged with one count each of accessory to commit an indictable offence.

Last month, one of the youths – a …