Overview

• Today marks the start of mitigation and aggravation submissions for the eighth girl convicted of manslaughter in the downtown Toronto swarming attack.
• Ontario Justice Philip Campbell downgraded her charge from second-degree murder to manslaughter in May after finding the Crown had not proven intent or that she delivered the fatal blow.
• Seven co-defendants previously pleaded guilty to lesser offences, with five admitting to manslaughter and two to assault-related charges.
• In court, the 14-year-old at the time expressed remorse and apologized tearfully to Kenneth Lee’s family while accepting responsibility for her actions.
• Once submissions conclude, Justice Campbell will determine her sentence, concluding the legal proceedings against all eight teenage defendants.