A 14-year-old boy faces a charge of counselling others to commit murder after rumours of an attack circulated last week in Bridgewater.
"The prosecutor's office and our investigators have examined the evidence and feel that it's worthwhile to proceed with the charge," Bridgewater police Chief Brent Crowhurst said Monday.
Hundreds of students at three schools in the Nova Scotia town skipped classes last Wednesday amid rumours that there might be some kind of attack.
Although police said there was no risk to students, one school, Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School, brought in an extra police officer as a precaution.
Police said the rumours were related to the arrest of the teen on Oct. 3 for allegedly making threats at the school.
The teen pleaded guilty on Oct. 4 to 10 unrelated charges, including uttering threats, and has been in custody ever since.
Bridgewater police said he will be formally charged with counselling to commit murder when he appears in court on Nov. 1 for sentencing.
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