Halifax Murder

• Halifax man convicted of stabbing death to spend at least 10 years in prison

  Alexander Charles Howe pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Adam Jerome Dempsey, 32, earlier this year.

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  Nov 17
  
• Halifax optician’s murder leaves co-workers shaken as killer gets life sentence

  Cymon Cormier was found guilty of first-degree murder in June, after a judge rejected his defence that he was not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder (NCRMD).

  Crime

  Jul 28
  
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• Son charged with second-degree murder in death of 71-year-old woman in Halifax

  Police say they found a dead woman in an apartment near Quinpool Road while conducting a well-being check. The medical examiner ruled that the victim's death was a homicide.

  Crime

  Oct 14, 2024
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• Halifax homicide: Neighbours in shock after woman found dead in apartment

  Police in Halifax are investigating a homicide at a condo building off Quinpool Road, and are looking for a 'person of interest' in the case. 

  Crime

  Oct 11, 2024
• ‘He was truly loved’: Grieving family marks birthday of killed Halifax teen

  A gathering was held in Halifax on Sunday to call for justice in Devon Marsman's death, as three people are now charged in his murder. 

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2024
• 2 teens charged with murder in case of 16-year-old killed outside Halifax mall

  Ahmad Maher Al Marrach died in a nearby hospital after being found injured outside the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday. An autopsy ruled his death as a homicide.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2024
• Devlin Glasgow sentenced in connection with 2013 Matthew Sudds murder

  One of the men convicted in the 2013 murder of Matthew Sudds in Halifax has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 16 years. 

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023
• Halifax police make arrest in 2022 killing of Chauntel MacIntyre

  Halifax Regional Police say they have made an arrest in the murder of Chauntel Lizette MacIntyre, who was found stabbed in May 2022.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2023
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• Halifax man found not guilty of killing pizza delivery driver in second trial

  Randy Riley, who was found not guilty, was originally convicted of second-degree murder in 2018, but the Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial after a series of appeals.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
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• Halifax court hears closing arguments in murder retrial of Randy Riley

  A jury heard closing arguments today in the retrial of a man accused of second-degree murder in the death 13 years ago of a man who was delivering pizza in a Halifax suburb.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2023