Trial continues for two teens charged in death of Kenneth Lee

The proceedings of 2 teen girls accused successful the decease of a homeless Toronto man is expected to proceed contiguous with much information video of the nighttime of the incident.

The 2 girls are among 8 charged successful the decease of Kenneth Lee, who tribunal heard died connected Dec. 18, 2022 aft helium was beaten and stabbed astatine a downtown Toronto parkette.

The girls, who were 14 and 16 astatine the time, person pleaded not blameworthy to second-degree murder.

The younger miss pleaded blameworthy done her lawyer to the lesser complaint of manslaughter arsenic the proceedings began Monday, but the plea was rejected by the Crown.

Prosecutors allege she was the 1 liable for the wounded that led to Lee’s death.

On Monday, tribunal watched information footage that showed a radical violently swarm Lee moments aft crossing paths with him astatine the parkette.

Court has heard 8 girls were arrested and charged successful the hours aft his death.

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Last year, 3 of the 8 pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter and 1 to battle causing bodily harm and battle with a weapon. Those 4 person been sentenced to probation with conditions.

The proceedings that began Monday is taking spot earlier a justice unsocial and is expected to past astir 2 weeks.

The remaining 2 girls are acceptable to look proceedings by assemblage successful May connected charges of second-degree execution and manslaughter, respectively. The lawsuit was divided into 2 trials for scheduling reasons.

None of the teens tin beryllium identified due to the fact that they were minors astatine the clip of the incident.