In a significant development in a Toronto case, one of two teenage girls on trial for the death of homeless man Kenneth Lee admitted guilt to manslaughter. This plea, occurring just as the closing arguments were set to begin, followed prosecutors reviewing the evidence's strength for a murder charge. The incident, which involved a group assaulting Lee, resulted in charges against multiple girls. Previously, another accused attempted a similar plea, but it was rejected, demonstrating evolving legal considerations surrounding juvenile cases in serious crimes.
In December 2022, Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old homeless man, was fatally stabbed in a downtown Toronto parkette by a group that included two girls on trial.
One of the accused, who was 16 at the time, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after prosecutors reassessed the evidence strength for a second-degree murder charge.
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