Halifax police have charged a 17-year-old with manslaughter for the death of 26-year-old Davelle Rodney Vance Desmond, who died in early August. The youth turned himself in to Halifax police headquarters Wednesday, police said in a statement Thursday. On Aug. 6, at around 9:40 p.m., police say officers responded to a report of a disturbance on the Halifax waterfront and found an unresponsive man on the boardwalk. Desmond was taken to hospital where he later died. An autopsy ruled the death to be a homicide. The 17-year-old who has been charged is scheduled to face one count of manslaughters at the Halifax Youth Court Thursday. For more Nova Scotia news visit our dedicated provincial site.
