A sentencing hearing is scheduled to resume today for the teenage boy who fatally stabbed a Halifax high school student.

The 16-year-old, whose identity is protected from publication, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January.

He was one of four teens involved in the group attack against 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach on April 22, 2024.

The accused, who was 14 at the time of the killing, has admitted to stabbing the Grade 10 student with a stolen kitchen knife.

An 18-year-old boy the Crown says was responsible for organizing the fight has been convicted of manslaughter, and his weeklong sentencing hearing starts Oct. 20.

In August, an 18-year-old boy was sentenced to 10 months in a youth detention centre and 17 months of supervision in the community for his role in Al Marrach’s

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