Ottawa police say they’ve laid a first-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a high school student last week.
On May 2, police were called to the 100 block of Constellation Drive in Nepean at around noon and found a teen in critical condition. The 15-year-old, identified by police Tuesday as Ellis Smith, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Over the weekend, a spokesperson for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said the victim, who had attended nearby Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School, had died.
In an update on Tuesday evening, police said 18-year-old Ibrahim Ocal of Ottawa has been charged with first-degree murder, after originally being charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
Police had previously not disclosed Ocal’s name nor the charges he was facing.
Ocal is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.