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Ken Lee, who died after being stabbed in downtown Toronto, allegedly by a group of teenaged girls.Photo by Handout /TPS
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The last teen who has remained in custody since she and seven girls were arrested in December for the shocking swarming and stabbing murder of Ken Lee will have to wait until next week for a decision on her bail application.
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Justice Maria Sirivar was ready to deliver her ruling but after an application by the girl’s lawyer Joanne Prince, it was delayed to Aug. 14. The reason for the delay — as is most of the information in a bail hearing — is covered by a publication ban. The emotional teen wept as her lawyer addressed the judge and the decision to postpone what might have been her release led to her father storming out of the courtroom.
Charged with second-degree murder in the attack on the 59-year-old man who struggled with homelessness, she was 14 when she and seven other girls were arrested for the savage attack.
Toronto Policealleged she was part of a pack of three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds and two 16-year-olds who swarmed and stabbed Lee at a parkette near York St. and University Ave. just after midnight on Dec. 18. He later died in hospital from his injuries. Police have said they believe the teens congregated after meeting on social media and are from homes across the GTA.The charges against them haven’t been tested in court and none of the girls can be identified under the YouthCriminalJustice Act.
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Sirivar initially granted bail to five teens in the case and denied release to three others during a series of hearings that began in January. Those freed were under house arrest conditions that included no cellphone, no weapons, no social media and no communication with their co-accused.
The last two released in April had asked for an urgent bail review after they were unexpectedly transferred in the middle of the night by a chartered flight from a youth detention centre in Brampton to one in Kenora after the Brampton facility flooded and had to be temporarily closed. The reasons for the flooding are also covered by a publication ban.
Two of the girls have since been returned to custody.
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