Teen charged with murder of Devan Selvey back in court Thursday

The case of a teen charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 14-year-old DevanSelvey is due back in court Thursday.

The 14-year-old is accused of stabbing Bracci-Selvey outside their Hamilton school.

An 18-year-old man had initially also been charged with murder in the case, but the charge was reduced. The 18-year-oldand the 14-year-old, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act,were initially both charged with murderinthe Oct. 7 stabbing ofDevan, 14, outside Winston Churchill Secondary School.

Defence lawyer Jordana Goldlistsaid the Crown had to withdraw the murder charge, because "there was no reasonable prospect of conviction."

Devan's death kickstarted a community conversation about bullying and led to the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board setting up apanel to examineits anti-bullying practices.