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Global News
22-07-2025
- Global News
3rd teen convicted of manslaughter in Halifax mall parking garage stabbing
A teenaged boy has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2024 death of a Syrian teenager who was stabbed in a Halifax parking garage. Ahmad Al Marrach, 16, was a Grade 10 student at Citadel High School who had come to Canada with his family from Syria in 2016. In April 2024, he was attacked by a group of teenagers in a parking garage next to the Halifax Shopping Centre and later died in hospital. On Tuesday, a teen — who was 16 at the time of the crime — found guilty of manslaughter by a judge after a youth court trial that began in January. Police responded to a report of an injured person in the Halifax Shopping Centre parking lot on April 22, 2024. The injured male youth, who was later identified as 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach, was taken to hospital where he later died. Provided/Al Marrach family He and three other teens charged in connection with Al Marrach's death — a girl and two boys — were all initially charged with second-degree murder. Story continues below advertisement Their names and any details that could be used to identify them are protected from publication under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy One of the boys, who was 14 at the time, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree murder, admitting that he was the one who stabbed the Grade 10 student with a stolen kitchen knife. Another boy, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty in October to manslaughter. The girl was sentenced this past April to three more months in custody, followed by 24 months of rehabilitation in the community, as part of the Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision program. Court has previously heard the deadly brawl was prompted by a disagreement over a girl involved with Al Marrach and one of the accused. 2:15 Stabbing victim Ahmad Al Marrach's mother says court process has been disappointing — with a file from The Canadian Press
CBC
16-04-2025
- CBC
Crown drops second-degree murder charge for teen in stabbing death of Halifax boy
The Crown is no longer pursuing a second-degree murder charge against one of the teens involved in the stabbing death last year of a 16-year-old boy in Halifax. Instead, prosecutor Sharon Goodwin told the provincial youth court on Wednesday the Crown is seeking a manslaughter conviction for the teenager who allegedly organized the fight near a Halifax mall that resulted in the stabbing death of Ahmad Al Marrach. The Crown and defence agree that the 17-year-old on trial, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, did not stab Al Marrach on April 22, 2024. At the start of the trial, prosecutors told Judge Elizabeth Buckle that evidence would show the teen is guilty of second-degree murder because he planned a group assault that he knew could lead to Al Marrach's death. But Goodwin said on Wednesday that a charge of second-degree murder cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Earlier in the day, the defence said in its closing arguments that the accused should be found not guilty because Al Marrach had consented to the fight and was aware of the potential that multiple people would be involved. The Crown's closing arguments were to continue Wednesday afternoon. Earlier this month, a Nova Scotia judge sentenced a teenage girl to three months in a youth detention centre for her role in the stabbing death. The girl, who was 14 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in October, having admitted she was one of four teens who attacked Al Marrach. The girl and three teenage boys were originally charged with second-degree murder. Their identities are protected from publication under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. One of the boys, who was 14 at the time, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree murder, admitting that he was the one who stabbed the Grade 10 student with a stolen kitchen knife. Another boy, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty in October to manslaughter. Both are awaiting sentencing.
CBC
26-03-2025
- CBC
Teen girl convicted in stabbing death of 16-year-old wishes she 'could reverse time'
Social Sharing A teenage girl apologized Wednesday for her role in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy in Halifax, saying she wishes she "could reverse time," as a youth court judge was asked to consider imposing a 27-month sentence. The Crown and defence submitted a joint sentencing recommendation for the girl, who previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the April 2024 death of Ahmad Al Marrach. The girl was 14 at the time of the incident and her identity — like those of her three male co-accused — is protected by a publication ban. When given a chance, the girl spoke in a soft voice and addressed the court. "I'm sorry for everything that I've done," she said, reading from a prepared text. "Nothing I say will change things.... I would have changed everything by staying home." Al Marrach was stabbed during an altercation in a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre and died later in hospital. The girl was initially charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the reduced charge last October. Girl has been in custody since April 2024 Lawyers in the case have proposed a sentence under what's known as an IRCS order, an acronym for Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision. Crown prosecutor Terry Nickerson told Judge Mark Heerema the sentence would involve three more months in custody at the youth detention centre in Waterville, N.S. That's on top of the nearly one year the girl has already served since being arrested days after the stabbing. Nickerson said the additional jail time would increase the odds that the rehabilitative aspects of her sentence are successful. While in the community, Nickerson said the girl would be subject to a curfew and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. She would also be banned from having any weapons and must stay away from a long list of people, including her three co-accused, the Al Marrach family, and others who witnessed the attack. Nickerson said some people may look at this as a light sentence for a manslaughter conviction. But he said under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, it's actually quite stiff. Confrontation captured on cellphone Prior to making his sentencing arguments, Nickerson played a video police extracted from the girl's cellphone. The girl recorded as she and a group advanced toward the parking garage and confronted Al Marrach. At one point, the camera captures images of Al Marrach's feet. "Those are nice shoes," the girl can be heard saying before a male voice orders Al Marrach to take his shoes off. Al Marrach does not appear to comply. The video then shows Al Marrach and a boy scuffling. An agreed statement of facts read into the record in January said the girl joined in the assault by kicking Al Marrach in the head. Surveillance video captured the girl running toward Al Marrach's backpack, which he'd left on the ground. He runs after her and the girl falls. At that point, one of the teens stabs Al Marrach in the chest. He and the girl then run away. That teen has already pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is facing a separate sentencing hearing. Decision expected next month In her address to the court Wednesday, the girl said she's not the same person she was last year and that she keeps changing every day. The judge said he needs time to consider material the lawyers submitted with their sentencing recommendations. He is expected to give his decision April 3. A third teenager charged in the case has also pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is in the middle of the sentencing process. A fourth teenager charged in the case is part way through a trial on a charge of second-degree murder.
CBC
26-03-2025
- CBC
Teenage girl convicted in Al Marrach stabbing apologizes, wishes she 'could reverse time'
A teenage girl apologized Wednesday for her role in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy in Halifax, saying she wishes she "could reverse time," as a youth court judge was asked to consider imposing a 27-month sentence. The Crown and defence submitted a joint sentencing recommendation for the girl, who previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the April 2024 death of Ahmad Al Marrach. The girl was 14 at the time of the incident and her identity — like those of her three male co-accused — is protected by a publication ban. When given a chance, the girl spoke in a soft voice and addressed the court. "I'm sorry for everything that I've done," she said, reading from a prepared text. "Nothing I say will change things.... I would have changed everything by staying home." Al Marrach was stabbed during an altercation in a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre and died later in hospital. The girl was initially charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the reduced charge last October. Girl has been in custody since April 2024 Lawyers in the case have proposed a sentence under what's known as an IRCS order, an acronym for Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision. Crown prosecutor Terry Nickerson told Judge Mark Heerema the sentence would involve three more months in custody at the youth detention centre in Waterville, N.S. That's on top of the nearly one year the girl has already served since being arrested days after the stabbing. Nickerson said the additional jail time would increase the odds that the rehabilitative aspects of her sentence are successful. While in the community, Nickerson said the girl would be subject to a curfew and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. She would also be banned from having any weapons and must stay away from a long list of people, including her three co-accused, the Al Marrach family, and others who witnessed the attack. Nickerson said some people may look at this as a light sentence for a manslaughter conviction. But he said under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, it's actually quite stiff. Confrontation captured on cellphone Prior to making his sentencing arguments, Nickerson played a video police extracted from the girl's cellphone. The girl recorded as she and a group advanced toward the parking garage and confronted Al Marrach. At one point, the camera captures images of Al Marrach's feet. "Those are nice shoes," the girl can be heard saying before a male voice orders Al Marrach to take his shoes off. Al Marrach does not appear to comply. The video then shows Al Marrach and a boy scuffling. An agreed statement of facts read into the record in January said the girl joined in the assault by kicking Al Marrach in the head. Surveillance video captured the girl running toward Al Marrach's backpack, which he'd left on the ground. He runs after her and the girl falls. At that point, one of the teens stabs Al Marrach in the chest. He and the girl then run away. That teen has already pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is facing a separate sentencing hearing. Decision expected next month In her address to the court Wednesday, the girl said she's not the same person she was last year and that she keeps changing every day. The judge said he needs time to consider material the lawyers submitted with their sentencing recommendations. He is expected to give his decision April 3. A third teenager charged in the case has also pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is in the middle of the sentencing process. A fourth teenager charged in the case is part way through a trial on a charge of second-degree murder.
