Teen found guilty of manslaughter in death of Peterborough man

A Peterborough teenager has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection to the November 2016 death of city resident Terry Pringle.

The 16-year-old boy was originally charged with first-degree murder after the body of the 42-year-old man was found in his Stewart Street apartment. An autopsy revealed he died of blunt force trauma to the head and chest.

In Peterborough court on Friday morning, Justice Stuart Konyer said he couldn’t find enough evidence that Pringle’s death was premeditated, so he convicted the teen of manslaughter.

The trial revealed the teen — who was 15 at the time — used a baseball bat to assault Pringle.

A publication ban prevents the release of some of the evidence presented in the case.

Court heard several individuals were involved in a plot to beat up Pringle for allegedly telling others that one woman — Samantha Hall — was selling drugs for the Outlaws motorcycle gang.

Hall, 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bodily harm and in November was sentenced to 26 months in prison on top of the time served while in custody since her arrest. She testified that she ordered to have Pringle injured, not killed.

Other individuals involved in the death include Christopher Bolton, 30, who also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bodily harm and was sentenced to more than two years in prison; a 17-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to eight months in jail.

Two adults who cannot be named also face charges.