HRP release:

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NOTE: Identifying a person being dealt with under the Youth Criminal Justice Act may be grounds for a charge of breaching the publication ban.

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Two adults and three youths have been charged for an assault that occurred in downtown Halifax last year.

On June 23, 2024, at approximately 1:50 a.m., officers responded to a report of two women, age 21 and 23, who had been assaulted by a group of people not known to them. The investigation has been complex, involving a number of witnesses and evidence.

Hussein Mashhour, 19, was charged with assault causing bodily harm and appeared in Halifax provincial court in January 2025.

A second man, 18, has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and will appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date. As his charge has not yet been sworn, he cannot yet be named.

Two 18-year-olds who were youths at the time of the assault have been charged with assault causing bodily harm. They are scheduled to appear at Halifax provincial youth court at a later date to face charges.

A 17-year-old youth has been charged with two counts of assault and is scheduled to appear at Halifax provincial youth court at a later date to face charges.