Marc Wabafiyebazu: Teenage son of Canadian diplomat pleads not guilty to charges of murder and armed robbery
15-year-old's brother was killed in alleged incident
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Your support makes all the difference.The teenage son of a Canadian diplomat has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and armed robbery relating to an alleged botched drugs deal.
A Florida grand jury last week charged Marc Wabafiyebazu as an adult in connection with a shoot-out that killed his 17-year-old brother Jean and suspected drug dealer Joshua Wright, also aged 17.
The Wabafiyebazu brothers had recently moved to Miami with their mother, Roxanne Dube, Canada's consul general in Miami, reports said.
Mr Wabafiyebazu was arrested on March 30 after he and his brother went to a house after they called drug dealers seeking to buy two pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $5,000, according to a Miami police report.
Police said that after the shooting Marc Wabafiyebazu rushed into the house, picked up a gun and began firing at one of the drug dealers. Following his arrest, Nr Wabafiyebazu threatened to kill a police officer, the police report said.
On Monday, the teenager’s lawyer said that security footage from the incident exonerated him.
“This highly publicised case involves a boy who did nothing more than sit in a car while his brother made a series of bad decisions which cost him his life,” the lawyer’s court filing said, according to the Associated Press.
Mr Wabafiyebazu's lawyers have requested a hearing to argue for his release ahead of an expected trial.
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