8 teen girls charged with murder in Toronto man's swarming death

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Teen girls charged with murder in Toronto 'swarming' death were after liquor bottle, witness says

An alleged "swarming" attack in Toronto started when the eight teen girls charged in the slaying tried to take a liquor bottle from the victim and his friend, the friend says.

That witness, who CBC Toronto has agreed not to name because they belong to a vulnerable community, said she was smoking a cigarette with the man outside a downtown shelter early Sunday when the group of teens approached them and attempted to take her alcohol.

The 59-year-old victim, who police have not publicly identified, told the girls to leave the two of them alone, the woman said.

"He protected me," she added.

That's when the group of girls started to punch him repeatedly, she recalled. Frightened by the violence, she walked away while one of the girls followed her. She said she could see lots of blood.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/swarming-homicide-toronto-teen-girls-witness-1.6693414


***This is beyond horrible, makes no sense.