A 13-year-old girl has been spared jail for her role in the "wicked" manslaughter of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli, while a 15-year-old boy has been handed a seven-year prison sentence for his own role in his death.
Kohli, 80, was injured and racially abused just yards from his home in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on September 1, 2024.
In April, the pair were found guilty of manslaughter for the killing of the 80-year-old dog walker, who was filmed being assaulted before his death.
A post-mortem examination found that Kohli died of a neck injury.
Beginning his sentencing remarks, High Court judge Justice Turner hailed Kohli's family for their "dignity” throughout the trial.
Kohli, 80, was injured and racially abused just yards from his home in Franklin Park last September
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"No one could fail to be deeply moved by what his daughter, in court, and his grandson, in a statement, have said. Their grief and anger will cast a long shadow over all of their lives," Turner said.
As the teenage duo were sentenced, Turner said the pensioner "did nothing to deserve" being attacked in the park.
The 13-year-old girl, D2, was given a three-year youth rehabilitation order.
The 15-year-old boy, D1, was sentenced to seven years in youth detention.
The judge said to the pair: "I am sure, D1, from the start you wanted to confront Kohli, mainly because you were showing off to D2.
"You knew she was watching and was likely to take films on her mobile phone."
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GOOGLEHe said to the boy: "I am sure you knocked Kohli to the ground and hit him with your sliders.
"I am sure Mr Kohli did nothing at all to deserve what you did. What you did was wicked. You made a cowardly and violent attack on an elderly man."
Turner added that evidence Kohli told his daughter he was called a "P***" during the attack was right - but that evidence from their mobile phones did not show they held "general racist views".
"It was a lazy but very hurtful insult," the judge added.
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On Thursday, High Court judge Justice Turner hailed Kohli's family for their 'dignity' throughout the trial
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On Thursday, prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC told the sentencing hearing for the two teenagers that the 80-year-old suffered "deliberate humiliation" when he was fatally attacked in the park.
Sandhu told the court: "The evidence as a whole, in our submission, demonstrates [the boy] pushed, punched and kicked Bhim Kohli and he did so out of anger.
"The evidence we have cited also leads to the conclusion that in this case, death was caused in the course of an unlawful act which carried a high risk of death or grievous bodily harm which ought to have been obvious to [the boy].
"There was deliberate humiliation of Bhim Kohli when [the boy] used violence in the presence of [the girl] and through [the girl's] filming of that violence.
"We submit [the boy] had a leading role. The evidence establishes [the boy] was clearly encouraged to do what he did."
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Defending D1, who was 14 at the time, barrister Balraj Bhatia KC said he was an "immature young boy" but that he had shown genuine remorse for what he had done and had made "significant strides" in bettering himself.
Jeremy Benson KC, defending the D2, who was aged 12 when Kohli was killed, said she showed positive signs for rehabilitation and there would be a "severe and harmful" impact on her mental health if she was handed a custodial sentence.
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