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Girl accused in death of homeless Toronto man dropped marker, not knife: defence - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

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Kenneth Lee , 59 , died two years ago after he was stabbed in the heart in a Toronto parkette.

Two teens are on trial in the alleged murder of Lee , who died on Dec. 18, 2022 .

Both girls, who were 14 and 16 at the time, have pleaded not guilty to second -degree murder.

Defence lawyers for one of the accused argue an item seen falling out of her pocket after the incident was not a knife but a marker.

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