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Death of 26-year-old father-to-be ruled a homicide, girlfriend speaks out, says attack was random

Davelle Desmond is seen in a family photo. The 26-year-old's death on Aug. 6 has been ruled a homicide. (Kevin Desmond)
Davelle Desmond is seen in a family photo. The 26-year-old’s death on Aug. 6 has been ruled a homicide. (Kevin Desmond)

The death of a 26-year-old Halifax man last weekend has been ruled a homicide, police say.

In a news release on Wednesday, Halifax Regional Police identified the victim as Davelle Rodney Vance Desmond.

Via CBC: Death of 26-year-old man ruled a homicide, Halifax police say

The pregnant girlfriend of a 26-year-old Dartmouth man who died following an altercation on the Halifax waterfront this weekend is speaking out about what happened that night.

Shayla Lorenz, 19, said she arrived at the waterfront area with her late boyfriend, Davelle Desmond, and two other friends to take in the Natal Day fireworks on Sunday evening.

The unexpected circumstances that soon followed proved to be fatal.

“Davelle got into an altercation with this teenager,” she said in an interview with Global News on Wednesday, adding that he originally planned to walk away instead of engaging further.

Via Global Halifax [w/ VIDEO]: Girlfriend of man killed on Halifax waterfront speaks out, says attack was random

 

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