EIGHT teenage girls have been accused of stabbing a homeless man to loss of life after “swarming” him outside a train station.
The kids, aged between 13 and 16, are believed to have met on social media earlier than setting out to assault the 59-year-old in a plaza close to the principle railway station in Toronto, Canada.
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Police imagine the girls assaulted and stabbed the person within the space of York Road and College Avenue early Sunday morning in a bid to steal a bottle of alcohol.
The person, often called “Kenney”, was rushed to hospital the place he died, CTV News Toronto experiences.
The eight girls have been arrested close to the scene of the assault.
Three of them are 13 years previous, three are 14 and two are 16.
Police described the victim as having a supportive household however he just lately moved into town’s homeless shelter system after falling on “some onerous luck”.
A resident of the constructing, Ken Webber, confirmed the person was sitting in a plaza together with his buddy on the time of the assault.
He mentioned: “They have been sitting on a bench, sipping booze…and having a cigarette.
“I noticed the aftermath of the assault.
“I noticed six females in all probability of their late 20s, early 30s, standing outside the Union Station stairwell there, arguing, screaming and yelling.”
One other witness, Roberto Sanchez, described Kenney as a “pleasant and beneficiant” individual.
He mentioned: “He was a kind-hearted individual. Everybody has their points. However all in all, I didn’t see him as a menace to nobody.
“For these youths to do this to him — it’s heart-wrenching. I can’t imagine it,”
Detective Sgt. Terry Browne of the Toronto Police Service Murder Squad mentioned: “I have been in policing for nearly 35 years and also you suppose you’ve got seen all of it.
“Anybody who is not shocked with listening to one thing like this has clearly simply thrown within the towel and simply mentioned that something is feasible on this world.
“Eight younger girls and most beneath the age of 16.
“If this is not alarming and stunning to everybody, then we’re all in hassle fairly frankly.”
He added anybody who witnessed the incident that night time to contact the police.
The kids have made their first courtroom look and stay in custody.
The following courtroom look is December 29.
