The Crown has dropped a charge of second-degree murder against a Nova Scotia teen in relation to a stabbing death in August 2017.
RCMP were called to a disturbance on Aug. 18, 2017, at a home on Main Street in Stewiacke, N.S. Police found a 46-year-old man badly injured when they arrived on the scene.
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He was rushed to hospital where he later died.
His wife, Shelley Woods, identified the victim as military veteran Daniel Handrahan.
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A 17-year-old boy was initially charged with second-degree murder in the death. On Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service confirmed that charge had been withdrawn.
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