'He was loved': Family members devastated by death of Toronto man allegedly swarmed by teens
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Family members of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was swarmed and stabbed by a group of teen girls say the thought of his last moments haunts them.
Family members of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was swarmed and stabbed by a group of teen girls say the thought of his last moments haunts them.
A Crown prosecutor read out victim impact statements from Kenneth Lee's sister, brother-in-law and cousin Friday at a sentencing hearing for one of the girls accused in his death.
The girl pleaded guilty this spring to manslaughter in Lee's death.
In total, four girls have pleaded guilty in the case – three to manslaughter and one to assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.
The remaining four are set to be tried in Superior Court next year, three of them on a charge of second-degree murder and one on a charge of manslaughter.
In her statement, Lee's sister Helen Shum says the realization she will never see her brother's face, hear his voice, or listen to one of his "corny" jokes again is "heartwrenching."
"He was loved," she wrote in her statement. "Our family will never be whole again."
