Girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in fatal swarming attack sentenced to probation

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 16, 2025 12:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

A teen miss who pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter successful a deadly radical onslaught connected a stateless antheral successful Toronto has been sentenced to 15 months of probation, with the justice taking into relationship clip she has already spent successful custody and the "unlawful" portion searches she underwent.

The miss entered a astonishment plea successful February arsenic she and different teen were being tried for second-degree execution successful the decease of 59-year-old Kenneth Lee.

The teen was 16 astatine the clip of the incident, which took spot successful a downtown Toronto parkette successful December 2022 and allegedly progressive 8 girls.

The fatal swarming was captured connected information video, and the footage served arsenic a cardinal portion of grounds astatine trial.

The justice sentenced the miss connected Friday after the Crown and defence jointly agreed connected the condemnation during submissions earlier this month, acknowledging the 288 days the miss had already spent successful custody and six portion searches she was forced to undergo.

Police had arrested 8 girls betwixt the ages of 13 and 16 successful the lawsuit and charged them with second-degree murder, but 7 of them person since pleaded blameworthy to lesser charges.

Five person pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter, 1 to battle and 1 to battle with a limb and battle causing bodily harm.

One miss is awaiting a verdict aboriginal this period aft concluding a judge-alone trial. She tried to plead blameworthy to manslaughter but her plea was rejected by the Crown.