Eight Canadian teen girls charged with killing man

Eight teenage girls have been charged with the murder of a 59-year-old man in Toronto, Canadian police say.

The girls, aged between 13 and 16, are accused of stabbing the victim in what police describe as "a swarming" just after midnight local time on Sunday.

The girls, whose identities are protected under Canadian law, were arrested near the scene of the attack and a number of weapons were seized.