Teens murder trial hears some in group seemed to be drinking before alleged swarming – Toronto [Video]

Two girls accused in the killing of a homeless Toronto man were swigging liquor from bottles and smoking marijuana with friends at a mall hours before they encountered him in a downtown parkette, another teen testified Tuesday.

A girl who was part of the same social circle told the court a group of them met up at Toronto’s Yorkdale mall to drink and smoke the night of Dec. 17, 2022. Half the group planned to go to a party after they got drunk, while the other half was set on going downtown, the girl said.

The girl said she brought a 1.14-litre bottle of Bacardi rum that she’d stolen from the liquor store, and someone else brought a 750-millilitre bottle of Crown Royal whisky, which were passed around as the group sat in the food court and smoked joints outside the mall.

People were taking shots from the bottle and …