A homeless man in Canada’s Toronto was stabbed to demise final month by eight teen ladies in ‘swarming’ assault.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 12, 2023 09:57 IST
Ken Lee was killed by a gaggle of teenage ladies in Toronto in December, 2022.
By India Today Web Desk: A homeless man who died following an alleged swarming-style stabbing by a gaggle of teenage ladies final month has been recognized by police. Ken Lee, 59, was named on Tuesday because the sufferer of a homicide. He was fatally stabbed on a chilly night time in mid-December.
Eight teenage ladies, aged between 13 and 16, are believed to have stabbed Lee at a plaza close to the primary rail station in Canada’s largest metropolis within the early hours of December 18.
Lee had lately been dwelling in a homeless shelter.
Police have mentioned they imagine Lee might have been attacked as a result of he was noticed carrying alcohol, reported BBC. He later died in hospital.
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The ladies are presently dealing with second-degree homicide expenses. Their identities are protected below the phrases of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Investigators imagine the teenagers concerned within the assault met on social media and got here from numerous elements of the town, however mentioned it was nonetheless unclear why they met that night.
Police mentioned they have been searching for victims of a gaggle of as much as 10 ladies who allegedly assaulted a number of individuals at public transit stations within the hours earlier than the assault on Lee.
Police didn’t say the assaults are linked to the deadly stabbing, however regulation enforcements sources advised Canadian media that the women are suspects within the assaults.
The assault on Lee shocked the town, with Toronto Mayor John Tory saying he was “deeply disturbed” by the case.
Lee’s title was added on Tuesday to the Toronto Homeless Memorial, maintained by the Church of the Holy Trinity close to the town centre.
Doug Johnson Hatlem, a road pastor who works with the homeless group in Toronto, mentioned he didn’t know Lee personally, he knew many who did. “People called him Kenny. He was known to be very gentle and kind,” he was quoted by BBC as saying.
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Jan 12, 2023
