HALIFAX – A man accused of fatally beating a Halifax gay rights activist is due back in court next week.
Andre Noel Denny is scheduled to appear Thursday in the province’s Supreme Court to begin the process of setting trial dates.
He is charged with second-degree murder in the April 17, 2012 death of Raymond Taavel outside a bar in Halifax.
A three-day preliminary inquiry for Denny wrapped up Wednesday in provincial court.
His lawyer, Don Murray, agreed at the start of the inquiry there was sufficient evidence to send his 34-year-old client to trial.
The evidence presented at the inquiry is banned from publication.
Taavel’s common-law partner, Darren Lewis, says he was approached by Denny’s parents after Wednesday’s proceedings and offered condolences.
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