
NYT WORLD: 8 Teenage Girls Charged With Killing a Toronto Man
By Vjosa Isai and Norimitsu Onishi
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: December 21, 2022 at 02:00AM
The victim, who was yet to be identified, had been living in a homeless shelter since the fall, the police said. He did not appear to know the suspects and may have been attacked over a liquor bottle he was carrying, according to The Globe and Mail newspaper.
The girls had made contact with one another on social media before meeting in person, possibly for the first time on Saturday evening, the police said, adding that they came from various parts of the city and did not appear to form a gang.
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By Vjosa Isai and Norimitsu Onishi
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: December 21, 2022 at 02:00AM
The police said the girls, who ranged from 13 to 16 years old, connected on social media before meeting up, possibly for the first time, on the day of the killing.
Eight teenage girls, including three 13-year-olds, have been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto, the police said Tuesday, one of the latest and most troubling episodes of violence in Canada’s largest city.The victim, who was yet to be identified, had been living in a homeless shelter since the fall, the police said. He did not appear to know the suspects and may have been attacked over a liquor bottle he was carrying, according to The Globe and Mail newspaper.
The girls had made contact with one another on social media before meeting in person, possibly for the first time on Saturday evening, the police said, adding that they came from various parts of the city and did not appear to form a gang.
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