Remains found last year confirmed to be Halifax teen Devon Marsman

Police say remains found last year have been confirmed to be that of a 16-year-old Halifax boy who went missing three years ago.

Devon Sinclair Marsman was last seen on Feb. 24, 2022, in the Spryfield area of Halifax, and was reported missing on March 4, 2022.

Last September, Halifax Regional Police announced that his body had been located and his death was considered a homicide.

In a news release Thursday, police said the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service has confirmed the remains are that of Marsman. The location of where his remains were found is not being released as court proceedings are ongoing.

Four people have been charged in his death.

Treyton Alexander Marsman, 26, was charged last year with second-degree murder, indignity to human remains and obstruction of justice.

A second accused, a 20-year-old man, is facing charges of accessory after the fact to murder and obstructing justice. He cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because he was a youth at the time of the homicide.

Emma Maria Meta Casey, 23, is facing charges of accessory after the fact to murder, indignity to human remains and obstructing justice.

Chelsey Herritt, 26, has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder and indignity to human remains.

At a news conference last September, Chief Don MacLean confirmed there is a "familial relationship" between Devon Marsman and Treyton Marsman, but would not elaborate.

Devon Marsman's family marked his 18th birthday in October 2023 with a rally calling on police to do more to find out what happened to the teenager.

"My every thought of every day is Devon. Like, everything is Devon," Theresa Gray, Marsman's mother, told CBC News at the time.

Gray travelled across Nova Scotia putting up flyers about her son's disappearance. Other friends and family in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver had plastered posters around those cities as well.

Police initially said there was no indication to suggest Marsman met with foul play. But nearly eight months later, police said publicly they considered Marsman's disappearance suspicious.

Cash reward

In November 2022, Nova Scotia's Department of Justice offered up to $150,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the teenager's disappearance. Last April, the reward was increased to $250,000. 

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call police at 902-490-5020.