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Defence seeks probation for teen who pleaded guilty to assault in alleged swarming | Globalnews.ca

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A defence lawyer for a teen who pleaded guilty to assault in the alleged swarming of a homeless Toronto man says the girl should be sentenced to a year of probation.

The girl, who was 13 at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty in June to assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.

Kenneth Lee , a 59-year-old man who was living in the city's shelter system, died after he was swarmed and stabbed by a group of girls in December 2022 .

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