'I feel angry': daughter of man killed by teenagers hits out at sentences

The daughter of an 80-year-old man killed by two teenagers in a park has said she is "angry and disappointed" that their sentence does not reflect the severity of the crime.

- Raphael Boyd

A 15-year-old boy was yesterday sentenced to seven years in custody, while a girl, 13, was given a three-year rehabilitation order with a six-month curfew and community service.

The pair, who cannot be named because of their ages, were found guilty of manslaughter in April for the killing of Bhim Kohli in Leicestershire in September last year.

The children were sentenced in Leicester crown court, where the judge, Mr Justice Turner, described the assault on Kohli as "wicked" and "a cowardly and violent attack on an elderly man". He said he was "sure that Mr Kohli did nothing to deserve this" and that the pair had "found this funny - that's why you were laughing as you did it".

During the attack, which was described during their trial at Leicester crown court as gratuitous, the boy hurled racist abuse at Kohli while punching and kicking him.

The girl, who was 12 at the time, filmed the assault on her phone and could be heard laughing and encouraging the boy to attack Kohli.

Kohli, who suffered a broken neck and three broken ribs, had been walking his dog in a park near his home in Braunstone Town when the two children accosted him.