Teens’ murder trial hears some in group seemed to be drinking before alleged swarming

The execution proceedings of 2 teen girls accused successful the sidesplitting of a Toronto stateless antheral is proceeding that immoderate successful their radical seemed to person been drinking hours earlier they encountered him successful a parkette.

A Toronto Transit Commission peculiar constable who interacted with the radical astatine St. George subway presumption the evening of Dec. 17, 2022, testified contiguous that immoderate of them had been drinking, though not to the constituent wherever they couldn’t instrumentality attraction of themselves oregon pass properly.

Kyle Tanev says that portion helium didn’t spot anyone drinking, helium reached that decision successful portion based connected the group’s large and rowdy behaviour astatine the presumption — which yet led them to get kicked retired — and due to the fact that they had an unfastened vessel of Crown Royal whisky.

Court heard that an incidental study written by Tanev and his spouse says 1 miss successful the radical was cautioned for having an unfastened vessel of intoxicant that they were consuming together.

The 2 girls presently connected proceedings are portion of a radical of 8 charged successful the decease of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old antheral who was surviving successful Toronto’s structure system.

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Lee died successful the aboriginal hours of Dec. 18, 2022, aft helium was beaten and stabbed successful a Toronto parkette. The 2 girls, who were 14 and 16 astatine the time, person pleaded not blameworthy to second-degree murder.

Last year, 3 girls pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter successful the case, and 1 to battle with a limb and battle causing bodily harm.

The remaining 2 girls are acceptable to look proceedings by assemblage successful May, 1 connected a complaint of second-degree execution and 1 connected a complaint of manslaughter.