One of four youths charged in connection with the killing of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach apologized in court Wednesday as part of her sentencing hearing for manslaughter.
It was an emotional day as the girl, who was 14 at the time of the offence, addressed the court.
“I am sorry. I am so sorry for everything that I’ve done. I wish I could reverse time. I wish I could take away the pain that I’ve caused,” she said.
Al Marrach was a Grade 10 student who arrived in Canada with his family in 2016 after escaping the war in Syria. Police found him badly injured in a parking garage next to the Halifax Shopping Centre on April 22, 2024 and he died later in hospital.
Following 315 days in custody, the girl said Wednesday that she tried to avoid guilt for a long time, but that it “only works until a certain point.”
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