One of the two identical brothers accused of murdering a Mississauga teen was already on bail for charges, including robbery and uttering death threats, when arrested for the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Riley Driver-Martin.
Nicholas Mahabir, 20 — a triplet, who was accused last month of breaching his bail conditions — was on a release for allegedly uttering death threats in January and for robbery charges stemming from allegations in May when arrested again last Friday.
Mahabir will be back in court on Wednesday for the murder charge and two days later for the threatening, robbery and breach allegations.
He and triplet Mark are facing second-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of Driver-Martin. The teen was found in a park area behind Ecole Horizon Jeunesse Public School, on Lewisham Dr., at 8 a.m. Friday by a friend.
Sources told the Sun the two accused men allegedly accompanied Driver-Martin into the park shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday.
Peel Regional Police spotted Nicholas Mahabir near his Sandgate Cres. home in Mississauga about 15 hours after the discovery of the teen’s body and charged him with murder.
“He is maintaining his innocence at this time and we’ll be exploring every avenue of defence on his behalf,” said Nicholas’ lawyer, Marcus Bornfreund.
Mark Mahabir turned himself in Saturday at 11 division in Peel.
“I expect him to be acquitted,” said Mark’s lawyer David Midanik in a phone interview Monday. Mark Mahabir will be back in court on Dec. 24.
Police have alleged the killing wasn’t random and the victim was targeted.
The victim was described as a “great kid” and the “best” by his distraught uncle Donny Sexton.
Driver-Martin stood up to bullies, especially those preying upon smaller children and his slaying “has devastated his family and the community” in Mississauga’s Truscott Dr. area, said Sexton.
Police said Driver-Martin was a “completely innocent victim” and wasn’t known to them.
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