Bail hearing set for 8 teen girls accused of swarming death of homeless Toronto man

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Canada Global (Web News) Eight adolescent females are scheduled to show up for a bail hearing in the new year on accusations of second-degree murder in the death of a homeless man in Toronto.

A 59-year-old man was allegedly mobbed and stabbed in the downtown core in mid-December by three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds, and two 16-year-olds. He eventually passed away in the hospital, according to Toronto police.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act’s restrictions prevent the disclosure of the accused’s identity.

A lawyer for one of the girls asked Crown attorneys to provide a video of the alleged attack that was put on the well-known online video site TikTok during a brief court appearance on Thursday.

The case needs to be continued because, according to the judge, several of the teenagers are still in the process of hiring attorneys.