Overview
- Police report the 34-year-old collapsed after being struck twice during a 1:20 a.m. confrontation on December 28 near Front Street West and University Avenue.
- Officers say the assailant fled but was arrested the same day, identifying the suspect as Benard Emeka Oneh, 30, of Richmond Hill.
- An initial aggravated assault charge was upgraded to manslaughter after Kellett-Smith died in hospital on December 31.
- Authorities say Oneh appeared in court on January 5, with proceedings noted at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre.
- Friends have launched a GoFundMe to repatriate Kellett-Smith’s body to the UK and help with funeral costs, raising more than £27,000.