A 14-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, remains charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of the 16-year-old student outside McNally High School in April. “Our family is disappointed and disappointed by the court process,” Monica Beans, Sahota’s cousin, wrote in a statement. “Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, a young person convicted of manslaughter can be sentenced to a maximum of three years, with only two of those years in a youth prison and one on probation. They may get less.” Sahota was attacked on April 8 while waiting for his bus. He died a week later in hospital. An autopsy concluded that a stab wound was the cause of death. Seven youths were initially charged with attempted murder, but those were upgraded after Sahota’s death. On April 22, the Edmonton Police Service announced charges of second-degree murder against a 17-year-old female, two 16-year-old males, two 15-year-old males and two 14-year-old males. The teenagers cannot be identified because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and any evidence heard in the courtroom on Monday was prohibited from being released because the trial has not started. The next court hearing in the case is scheduled for October 11. With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Nicole Lampa and Jessica Robb
