Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal group attack on Toronto man Kenneth Lee – Toronto [Video]

A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man pleaded guilty Friday to assault, making her the sixth accused in the case to plead guilty to a lesser charge.

The girl was one of two scheduled to go on trial next month in relation to the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man who died after he was attacked by a group of teens in December 2022.

The trial is expected to go ahead for her co-accused, who is charged with second-degree murder.

Lee was in a downtown Toronto parkette with a friend when they encountered a group around midnight, according to an agreed statement of fact read in court.

The girl was present for about two thirds of the attack and witnessed others “hitting, kicking, pushing and stomping on” Lee, court heard.

In that time, she took some items belonging to …