Daniel Amalathas’ time on Earth ended at 19 in a hail of bullets at the Scarborough Town Centre.

Cops say his two alleged killers are charged with second-degree murder. They are 17-year-old boys. They cannot be named under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Even if they are convicted, their time in kiddie prison will be minimal.

Now, Statistics Canada is reporting that more youth under 18 in Canada were charged with homicide in 2024 than in 2023. Overall, national homicides were down slightly after a decade-long upward joy ride during former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s tenure.

In 2024, the annual homicide report shows 72 youths were charged with homicide. There were 65 in 2023. That pushes the youth accused of murder to 0.94 per 100,000 youths.

And among those murder

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