Two 14-year-olds have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in relation to the homicide of Ahmad Al Marrach at a Halifax mall.
Accused arrested Wednesday in Halifax suburb 2 days after Ahmad Al Marrach was killed
Two 14-year-olds have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in relation to the homicide of Ahmad Al Marrach at a Halifax mall.
According to a news release, Halifax Regional Police and RCMP arrested the two teenagers in Sackville on Wednesday night.
They are scheduled to appear in Halifax youth court Friday.
The 16-year-old victim was found injured in a parking lot next to the Halifax Shopping Centre just before 5 p.m. Monday. Police said the teen was taken to hospital, where he died.
Officers arrested two 16-year-olds shortly after a wounded Al Marrach was found in the parking lot. On Tuesday, police said those youths were later released without charges.
Al Marrach came to Canada from Syria eight years ago and was a student at Citadel High School. He was remembered at a wake and funeral prayer on Wednesday at Kearney Lake Masjid.
The Kearney Lake Mosque was packed with mourners Wednesday afternoon for a wake and funeral prayer for Ahmad Al Marrach, 16, who was the victim of a homicide earlier this week. As the CBC’s Taryn Grant reports, the teenager came to Canada from Syria eight years ago.
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