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Hooked on Afishianado Smoked Salmon: Taste of Nova Scotia's Product of the Year | SaltWireHALIFAX, N.S. — A 17-year-old boy charged with manslaughter in the August death of a Dartmouth man who was assaulted on the Halifax waterfront has elected to be tried by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge and jury.
A preliminary inquiry determines if there is sufficient evidence for a case to proceed to trial in Supreme Court. It is also an opportunity for the defence to assess the strength of the Crown’s witnesses.The judge also confirmed he had received correspondence from MacDonald advising the court that the youth’s parents, with whom he is required to live under the terms of his bail order, have moved to a new address.
Officers located an unresponsive Davelle Rodney Vance Desmond on the boardwalk. The 26-year-old was transported to hospital, where he died.The teen was arrested Aug. 30 after he turned himself in at police headquarters. He was granted bail with the Crown’s consent Sept. 1 and released into the supervision of a responsible person, his father.
He is prohibited from contacting seven potential Crown witnesses, having any firearms and possessing or consuming alcohol or drugs.
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