Girl who pleaded guilty to assault in fatal Toronto swarming gets 9 months probation

A teen girl who pleaded guilty to assault in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man was sentenced Tuesday to nine months of probation, with the judge taking into account the time she has already spent in custody and under house arrest.The girl was set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of 59-year-old Kenneth Lee when she pleaded guilty to the lesser charge last month. Superior Court Justice Philip Campbell found that although the girl, who was 16 at the time, was initially “verbally and physically aggressive” toward Lee, she was not present as the violence escalated and her overall participation in the alleged group attack was “relatively low.”