The trial for four teens accused of murdering a Halifax teenager is set to start in September, but the Crown prosecutors want to push it back to late in the fall.
The Crown will apply to adjourn the trial until the first week of November. They’ll apply in court on Thursday, according to Crown prosecutor Terry Nickerson.
Four teenagers, two 16-year-old boys and two 14-year-olds, a girl and a boy, face charges in relation to the death of 16-year-old Ahmed Al Marrach, who was stabbed inside the parkade at the Halifax Shopping Centre on April 22.
Nickerson said the investigation is still going, and there’s only five months from when the investigation began to the trial date. With four co-accused, that’s not enough time to gather and review all the evidence in the case, said Nickerson.
Anna Mancini, a defence lawyer for one of the accused teenagers, told the judge that she wants the trial to happen as soon as possible because her client is being held in an adult jail.
On Thursday, the judge overseeing the case is expected to decide on the adjournment.
