Friends and the girlfriend of Aidan Cromwell showed moral support for the 18-year-old’s first court appearance Monday.

Cromwell is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of breach of recognizance in the death of Marc Bernard Tremblay, 25, of Halifax.

As he was taken out of a van by sheriffs and led into Halifax provincial court on Monday, Cromwell’s girlfriend Jasmine Mayo shouted her love for him. He gave her a wave.

Cromwell made a brief court appearance for an arraignment. He is scheduled for a bail hearing on March 6.

Tremblay, suffering stab wounds, was discovered by police at the corner of Ashdale Avenue and Titus Street in Fairview at 11:20 p.m. on Thursday night. Paramedics declared his death while still at the scene.

Cromwell was arrested at an Evans Avenue address a few hours later.