The judge’s decision followed a pair of unusual hearings that went into the night on Wednesday.
Two more girls charged in a swarming attack of a homeless man in downtown Toronto have been released on bail following highly unusual, marathon hearings that went into the night on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the judge arranged for the bail-review hearings to continue well past closing hours after it was While bail is an increasingly controversial topic outside court, the actual evidence presented in Wednesday’s hearings falls under a sweeping publication ban intended to protect an accused person’s right to a fair trial. Although a reporter was present in the courtroom for nearly 15 hours, the facts and arguments that informed Sirivar’s decision can’t be published until after the case ends.
On Tuesday, lawyers for the girls and Crown attorney Sarah De Filippis spoke to the judge before the hearings, which began later in the afternoon, because the girls had not been brought to court. When the Star asked Sirivar in court for clarification about the morning’s proceedings, she said in her opinion the bail review hearings had not yet begun.
De Filippis advised that the ministry said the girls would be brought instead to a secure facility in London, Ont.
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