KITCHENER – About 75 people marched through downtown Kitchener on Wednesday to press for “justice” in a recent homicide.
John James, 19, an immigrant from South Sudan, was stabbed to death around midnight May 12 in a park behind Cameron Heights Collegiate in Kitchener.
Zachary Schultz, 18, has been charged with manslaughter, but was released on bail just one day after his arrest.
The case has angered members of the local South Sudanese community, which numbers about 3,000 people.
Relatives of James have been told by authorities that he may have been stabbed while committing a robbery with a fake handgun.
But they don’t believe that account and question why Schultz was released from custody so quickly.
During a loud but peaceful march to Victoria Park, protesters waved signs and chanted “justice for Johnny” while police on bikes, horses and foot looked on.
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