Toronto Swarming

• Girl found guilty of manslaughter in deadly swarming gets 16 months of probation

  An Ontario judge is set to deliver his sentence this afternoon in the case of a teen girl found guilty of manslaughter in a deadly swarming attack on a homeless Toronto man.

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  Aug 1, 2025
  
• Verdict expected Friday for teen accused of murder in Toronto swarming attack on homeless man

  A judge is expected to deliver a verdict this afternoon for one of the teen girls accused in the fatal swarming attack on a homeless Toronto man in 2022. 

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  May 30, 2025
  
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• Teen girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in fatal Toronto swarming sentenced to probation

  The girl entered a surprise plea in February as she and another teen were being tried for second-degree murder in the death of 59-year-old Kenneth Lee. 

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  May 16, 2025
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• Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal group attack on Toronto man Kenneth Lee

  A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault.

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  Apr 4, 2025
• Homeless man was stabbed in heart and died from blood loss, teens’ murder trial hears

  Jennifer Ellis testified today at the trial of two teen girls who have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Lee.

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  Feb 7, 2025
• 2 girls who pleaded guilty in alleged fatal swarming sentenced to probation

  Two girls who pleaded guilty in the alleged fatal swarming of a homeless man in Toronto will not face further time in custody and have instead been sentenced to probation.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2025
• Brother-in-law of Ontario man allegedly swarmed by teens says family reeling from loss

  The brother-in-law of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was attacked by a group of teen girls says his entire family is reeling from the loss.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2024
• 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, 2024
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• Teen girl charged in death of Toronto homeless man released on bail

  Three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds, and two 16-year-olds are accused of swarming and stabbing Kenneth Lee, 59, in the downtown core on Dec. 18. Lee later died in hospital.

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  Feb 13, 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.

  Crime

  Jan 10, 2023