Overview

• A 16-year-old girl who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2022 fatal group attack on Kenneth Lee has been sentenced to 15 months of probation.
• Her sentence accounts for 288 days already spent in custody and six unlawful strip searches she endured while detained.
• The December 2022 attack, involving eight teenage girls aged 13–16, resulted in the death of 59-year-old Kenneth Lee in a downtown Toronto parkette.
• Seven of the eight accused have pleaded guilty to lesser charges, including five to manslaughter, with one defendant still awaiting a verdict later this month.
• Security footage of the fatal swarming served as key evidence in the trials, highlighting issues of youth accountability and procedural justice.