The trial of two teen girls charged in an alleged group attack on a homeless man began Monday with both teens pleading not guilty to second-degree murder. The two girls, who are among eight accused in the death of Kenneth Lee, have chosen a trial by judge alone.
Kenneth Lee, 59, died in 2022. Police allege he was swarmed and stabbed by a group of 8 girls. Prosecutors have identified a teen girl they allege inflicted the fatal wound on a homeless man who was beaten and stabbed in an alleged group attack in downtown Toronto two years ago.
Both girls pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder. The younger girl pleaded guilty through her lawyer to the lesser charge of manslaughter, but the plea was rejected by the prosecution. Court heard Lee, 59, died on the operating table at St. Michael's Hospital in December 2022 after he was beaten and stabbed at a parkette near Toronto's Union Station.
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