Family of man killed in alleged Toronto swarming attack slams justice system as teen girls seek bail
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The family of an unhoused man who died after an alleged 'swarming' attack by a group of teen girls in Toronto is speaking out, slamming what they say are 'flaws' in the youth criminal justice system.
The family of an unhoused man who died after an alleged "swarming” attack by a group of teen girls in Toronto is speaking out, slamming what they say are "flaws" in the youth criminal justice system.
In a statement released Thursday, the family of 59-year-old Ken Lee said the law protects the young suspects, but “not the victims or the public.”
Lee died of his injuries hospital after an attack, near York Street and University Avenue, on Dec. 18.
One of the girls allegedly involved in the attack has since been granted bail, and the seven others have hearings this week and next to try and obtain bail as well.
The teen suspects, all charged with second-degree murder, cannot be named under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
In their statement Thursday, Lee’s family said the rules should be different in a cases like this.
“For serious crimes, these perpetrators should not have any privacy rights or bail,” they wrote in the statement. “The public should be aware of who these individuals are to protect themselves. The perpetrators must be named in order to bring forth more victims, witness(es) and evidence.”
