WINNIPEG — A sentencing hearing is underway for a teenager who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a young woman’s beating that was captured on video and surfaced online.
The body of Serena McKay, who was 19, was found on the Sagkeeng First Nation last April.
Two teenage girls, who were 16 and 17, were arrested.
The older girl, who has since turned 18 but can’t be named because of her age when the beating occurred, pleaded guilty in December.
Her eyes were filled with tears as she was led into the Winnipeg courtroom in handcuffs as McKay’s family members and friends filled the seats.
Crown lawyer Jennifer Comack says there are 24 victim impact statements from family and friends.
There are more from people who didn’t know McKay. Judge Rocky Pollack is to decide which can be included in the court record.
Court has previously heard that McKay had been at a house party in the Sagkeeng community when there was an argument about alcohol.
Two videos, which later circulated on social media, showed McKay on the ground and crying while she was being attacked.