The grieving mother of a 16-year-old Halifax boy, fatally stabbed last year, delivered a poignant victim impact statement during a sentencing hearing for two teens convicted of manslaughter. Basima Al Jaji spoke through an Arabic interpreter, expressing the profound emptiness left by her son's death and her ongoing hope that it was all a bad dream.
HALIFAX — The grieving mother of a 16-year-old Halifax boy who was fatally stabbed last year delivered a heart-wrenching victim impact statement during a sentencing hearing today for two teens who have pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Al Jaji told Judge Elizabeth Buckle that she is still waiting for her son to walk through the front door of the family's home, and she described how she is still hoping to wake up from a bad dream. The two accused, a 14-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, entered their pleas in October, having admitted they knew they would be taking part in a group assault that could cause serious bodily harm.
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