Inori Roy
@royinori.bsky.social
Not here much! Toronto journalist, editor at @thelocal.to, reach me at inori@thelocal.to. she/her
It's unusual for journalists to publicly thank one another but I would be remiss if I didn't also thank Jennifer Pagliaro (@j-pags.bsky.social) and Paola Loriggio, court reporting legends who were extraordinarily generous and helpful as I navigated my first ever court case.
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's unusual for journalists to publicly thank one another but I would be remiss if I didn't also thank Jennifer Pagliaro (@j-pags.bsky.social) and Paola Loriggio, court reporting legends who were extraordinarily generous and helpful as I navigated my first ever court case.
This years-long story exists first and foremost becuase of the trust, support, and encouragement of my editor, the brilliant Dafna Izenberg, for whom I have infinite gratitude and awe. Many thanks to the team at @thewalrus.ca and to my excellent fact-checker Amarah Hasham-Steele.
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This years-long story exists first and foremost becuase of the trust, support, and encouragement of my editor, the brilliant Dafna Izenberg, for whom I have infinite gratitude and awe. Many thanks to the team at @thewalrus.ca and to my excellent fact-checker Amarah Hasham-Steele.
I thought they'd be girls exposed to violence, now committing it in turn. What I saw and learned in court, paired with insights from experts & laywers, helped me piece together a more complicated, uneasy reality, revealed only in fragments. Read the story: thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-gr...
Why Did a Group of Teenage Girls Kill a Man in a Downtown Toronto Parkette? | The Walrus
Inside the crime that shocked a city—and the courtroom drama that followed
thewalrus.ca
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I thought they'd be girls exposed to violence, now committing it in turn. What I saw and learned in court, paired with insights from experts & laywers, helped me piece together a more complicated, uneasy reality, revealed only in fragments. Read the story: thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-gr...
The case had all the makings of a moral panic: misinformation about the girls' social media presence & how they met, fears about random violence in Toronto. Some looked to blame and punish. The crime went from singular tragedy to political Rorschach test. thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-gr...
Why Did a Group of Teenage Girls Kill a Man in a Downtown Toronto Parkette? | The Walrus
Inside the crime that shocked a city—and the courtroom drama that followed
thewalrus.ca
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The case had all the makings of a moral panic: misinformation about the girls' social media presence & how they met, fears about random violence in Toronto. Some looked to blame and punish. The crime went from singular tragedy to political Rorschach test. thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-gr...
Lee was stabbed just past midnight on Dec 18, 2022, in a vicious attack by eight girls aged 13-16. The teens had been drinking & smoking weed in the hours before the swarm, and had been fighting with people all evening as they travelled south on the subway line. thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-gr...
Why Did a Group of Teenage Girls Kill a Man in a Downtown Toronto Parkette? | The Walrus
Inside the crime that shocked a city—and the courtroom drama that followed
thewalrus.ca
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Lee was stabbed just past midnight on Dec 18, 2022, in a vicious attack by eight girls aged 13-16. The teens had been drinking & smoking weed in the hours before the swarm, and had been fighting with people all evening as they travelled south on the subway line. thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-gr...