EDMONTON: Seven youths ranging in age from 14 to 17 were charged with second-degree murder in connection with the homicide of a teenager who was stabbed outside his Edmonton high school earlier this month.

The youth identified by local media was Indo-Canadian 16-year-old Karanveer Sahota who got a stab wound to the chest, reported CityNews.

The media reported that Sahota was waiting for the bus outside Edmonton’s McNally High School on April 8 when he was allegedly assaulted. The teenager died of his injuries April 15.

Edmonton police charged a 15-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl with second-degree murder. The girl is also facing a charge of obstruction.

Two 14-year-old boys, a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were charged with second-degree murder on Friday.

Police say six of the minors were arrested within the first week following the stabbing.

A GoFundMe page was created by Monica Binns for Sahota’s father, mother and 13-year-old sister has raised more than $255,000.

“On Friday, April 8th, 2022 an unimaginable loss occurred when Karan was brutally murdered, while standing alone, by a group of teens. This was a senseless attack on Karan while he innocently waited for his bus so he could go home to his family. He was stabbed in every organ, shot in the arms, and beat in the head. They left him there in the school field for dead. The hospital gave him the best treatment possible but the injuries were too severe. He passed away on Friday, April 15.His father is on long-term disability, his mother can no longer work due to her grief, and she has a 13-year-old daughter to support,” read the page.