Overview

• Justice Philip Campbell sentenced the teen to 16 months of probation, including up to one year in an intensive support and supervision program, without adding any further custody.
• Campbell concluded that the Crown had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that she inflicted the fatal wound given inconclusive security video and the absence of a recovered murder weapon.
• Prosecutors initially sought a custodial sentence but shifted to supporting probation under intensive supervision after assessing the teen’s progress and rehabilitation prospects.
• Friday’s ruling brings to an end the legal proceedings for all eight girls charged in the December 2022 swarming attack that led to Kenneth Lee’s death.
• The case has underscored the challenges of applying youth sentencing guidelines to violent group assaults and the evidentiary limits of video and forensic analysis.