Swarming

• Second teen sentenced in death of Kenneth Lee gets 21 months probation

  The girl pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year in the 2022 death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man who was living in the city's shelter system.

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  Oct 1
  
• Teen seeks reduced sentence in Kenneth Lee case over strip searches

  The teen was one of eight girls – all between the ages of 13 and 16 –arrested in the death of Kenneth Lee, who police allege was attacked by a group of girls in December 2022.

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  Aug 28
  
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• Trial dates set for 4 teens accused in fatal swarming of Toronto homeless man

  Three of the girls are charged with second-degree murder and one with manslaughter in the death of Kenneth Lee.

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  Aug 21
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• Swarming incidents at southern Ontario fairs boost police response

  Police released a public advisory after reports of youth-related swarming incidents at a Hamilton, Ont., fair in September that sent one person to hospital with minor injuries.

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  Oct 5, 2023
• Police issue safety advisory after swarming robberies, violence at Hamilton-area fairs

  Hamilton police are urging fair goers to be on guard after responding to increases in youth-related robberies and swarming incidents at community festivals.

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  Sep 25, 2023
• 4 arrested after Peterborough police say officer ‘swarmed’ at Millennium Park

  Peterborough police say that while a woman under arrest was being placed into a cruiser last Thursday, other people tried to interfere with the arrest, assaulting a police officer.

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  Jul 10, 2023
• Police investigate Pitt Meadows teen swarming attack that was caught on video

  Police in B.C. confirm a swarming attack was reported on Saturday, June 3 and that one youth was taken to the hospital for treatment. The victim spoke to Global News on Monday.

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  Jun 7, 2023
• Kingston, Ont. police seek suspects following violent west end swarming

  Police in Kingston, Ont. are looking for half a dozen suspects involved in a vicious random attack at a bus stop that sent the victim to hospital.

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  Mar 14, 2023
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• 6 teens charged in November swarming at Calgary drugstore: police

  Calgary police say six teenage boys have been charged in a swarming attack that left two store employees injured in November.

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  Jan 19, 2023
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• Identity of homeless man killed in downtown Toronto ‘swarming’ by teen girls released

  The man killed in the mid-December swarming in Toronto has been identified as 59-year-old Ken Lee.

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  Jan 10, 2023