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A 13-year-old boy charged with murder in the death of a 12-year-old girl in Huron County will be back in court next week for an update in the case.
The youth, who was arrested earlier this week in Central Huron and charged with first-degree murder, made a brief court appearance by video in a Goderich courtroom Friday morning.
His defence lawyer, Robert Morris, adjourned the case to a July 11 youth court to allow time for him to meet with the Crown attorney and receive disclosure of more information.
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The next court appearance is expected to be as brief as Friday’s. There was no indication of a possible date for a bail hearing.
The boy, who appeared virtually from a youth detention facility, gave his name and birth date. He twisted back and forth in his chair during the brief hearing. He was remanded in custody.
Morris noted that the youth’s father and grandmother were in the courtroom.
The names and identities of the boy and girl are protected by court order and under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The 13-year-old was charged after Huron County OPP were called at about 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday to a Cut Line Road address near Holmesville, a tiny community of 900 west of Clinton.
Police said at the time that they and other emergency personnel found a person, who was transported to hospital and pronounced dead.
Sources have said the individual was a 12-year-old girl.
The police investigation focused on an area near the former Holmesville elementary school that has been closed for several years. The school was surrounded by police tape while investigators were at the scene.
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