SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Two Montrealers are being detained in the Dominican Republic in the death of an Ontario man following a fight outside a beach resort bar.
Prosecutor Mercedes Santana says the men face possible charges of voluntary homicide in the death of 19-year-old Jordan Morrison, of Barrie, Ont.
A judge has decided there is enough evidence to hold them for at least three months while the case is investigated.
The detained men are Canadian citizen Dmytro Aref Yev and Algerian national Bouzid Redha. Both live in Montreal.
Three other tourists were released.
A defence lawyer says the men were drunk at the time of the fight and did not intend to kill Morrison. He is calling for the lesser charge of involuntary homicide.
Police say Morrison died on the way to hospital after a severe beating outside a nightclub at a beach resort. The fight, which involved bottles, began over unspecified "personal differences."
The five are aged 19 to 21 and were treated for minor injuries after the fracas at the Grand Paradise Bavaro hotel in Punta Cana.
The Dominican Tourism Ministry says some 630,000 Canadian tourists visit the country each year.
