A magistrate ruled there is enough evidence to try a 17-year-old in the death of a Canadian tourist found in a shallow grave in the Caribbean country, authorities say. <\/P><\/p>\n
The decision by Magistrate Crawford McKee on the island of Abaco yesterday concluded a preliminary inquiry into the killing, police said. <\/P><\/p>\n
Marcia Rose McKenzie — a 35-year-old lab technician from North York — was discovered slain in August. Her body, found on Abaco Island, had multiple wounds to her head, neck and torso, police said. <\/P><\/p>\n
Police charged the 17-year-old with the murder, but did not release his identity because he is minor. <\/P><\/p>\n
Before making his decision, the magistrate heard testimony in hearings that began Thursday. <\/P><\/p>\n
The magistrate ordered the case go to trial in the Supreme Court. <\/P><\/p>\n
McKenzie arrived Aug. 16 on the northern Bahamian island just off the coast of Florida to attend a friend’s wedding and visit her Bahamian boyfriend. It was her fourth trip to the Caribbean island. <\/P><\/p>\n
She was last seen walking along a beach the morning of Aug. 17, police said. Authorities found her body Aug. 19.<\/P><\/p>\n
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