Four girls are facing trial for their alleged role in the deadly stabbing of a homeless man in Toronto. The teens were part of a group accused of swarming and stabbing 59-year-old Kenneth Lee in December 2022.
Lawyers are set to begin legal arguments today for four girls scheduled to face trial this year over their alleged role in a deadly group attack on a homeless man in Toronto . The teens are part of a group police allege swarmed and stabbed Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man who was living in the city’s shelter system, in December 2022.All of them were charged with second-degree murder, and four have since pleaded guilty to lesser charges of manslaughter or assault.
A judge-only trial is scheduled this month for two of the remaining girls on charges of second-degree murder. The other two are set to be tried by a judge and jury in May, one for second-degree murder and the other for manslaughter. All four of the girls headed to trial were initially supposed to have their case decided by a jury, but two of them recently switched to a judge-alone trial after the Crown and judge agreed to a request from their lawyers.None of the accused can be identified because they are underage
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