Lawyers are set to begin legal arguments today for four girls scheduled to face trial this year over their alleged role in a deadly group attack on a homeless man in Toronto.

The teens are part of a group police allege swarmed and stabbed Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man who was living in the city’s shelter system, in December 2022.

Eight girls between the ages of 13 and 16 were arrested in the hours after Lee’s death.

All of them were charged with second-degree murder, and four have since pleaded guilty to lesser charges of manslaughter or assault.{ai:summary}<p>Four teenage girls are facing trial for their alleged involvement in the stabbing death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old homeless man, in Toronto in December 2022. Eight girls aged 13 to 16 were arrested following the incident. </p><p>Legal arguments are set to begin today for the accused. #crime</p>

Legal arguments to begin for 4 girls accused in death of homeless Toronto man

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