Trial begins for youth accused of planning fatal attack on Halifax teen

The violent death of a 16-year-old Halifax boy was brought into stark relief Monday as a Crown lawyer presented exhibits to a youth court, including some of the victim’s bloody clothing.The disturbing evidence, which also included a number of knives, was added to the court record as the trial started for one of two youths charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death last year of Ahmad Maher Al Marrach.