Halifax police locate motorcyclist who helped teen who was fatally stabbed
Blair Rhodes | CBC News | Posted: June 11, 2024 4:46 PM | Last Updated: June 11
Police believe driver witnessed incident in mall parkade in April
Halifax Regional Police have located a witness they were searching for following the fatal stabbing of a teenager seven weeks ago.
Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, 16, died after he was stabbed in a parkade at Halifax Shopping Centre on April 22.
On Tuesday, police issued a news release asking to speak with the driver of a motorcycle who witnessed the incident and provided aid to Al Marrach. Police said they had been unable to identify the driver, so they were asking for the public's help in finding him.
Just a few hours later, police issued a second statement, saying the driver had been found.
Victim died in hospital
Al Marrach was transported to hospital where he later died, police said at the time. The teen was a student at Citadel High School, and came with his family to Canada from Syria as refugees eight years ago.
Four teenagers have since been charged with second-degree murder in Al Marrach's death.
They include two 16-year-old boys, one 14-year-old boy and one 14-year-old girl. They're scheduled to go on trial in Nova Scotia youth justice court this fall.
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