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Two teens convicted of killing Indian-origin senior in UK
The CPS established that the two young defendants were both criminally responsible for 80-year-old Bhim Kohli’s death, but played different roles.
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Nandika Chand - Thu, 10, Apr 2025
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Bhim Kohli. / Facebook/Leicestershire Police
The Leicester crown court found two teenagers guilty of killing 80-year-old Bhim Kohli during an attack in a park in September 2024. The Indian origin man was attacked in Franklin Park on Sep. 1 by a 14-year-old boy, who was filmed and encouraged by a 12-year-old girl. Kohli died the next day from the injuries inflicted during the attack.
The court heard that the boy, now 15, went to the park with a group of friends, including the girl, now 13, who had seen the elderly man previously in the park. She pointed him out to the boy and they approached him when the rest of the group quickly left.
Wearing the balaclava, the boy confronted Kohli, causing him fatal injury. The girl filmed the encounter and encouraged the boy to continue. The two then fled the scene, leaving the victim lying severely injured. The court heard that Kohli suffered a broken neck and three broken ribs in the assault.
The defendants joined their friends after the attack and bragged to them about the incident. They began to lie about what had happened and made false allegations when they realized the serious consequences of their actions.
According to various UK media reports, the victim told the paramedic that the boy had racially abused him and that he had been pushed, punched and kicked. The court was also shown footage, filmed by the girl of Kohli on his knees as the boy slapped him. The girl laughed as the man was assaulted.
Kelly Matthews from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the tragic incident has shocked the community of Leicester and beyond. She told the court that Kohli had set out to walk his dog in the local park just as he did every day, but lost his life in what followed. “We have shown in this trial that these young defendants were responsible for Mr Kohli’s death in an unprovoked attack on an innocent man. They filmed the incident, laughed and bragged about it afterwards.” Matthews said Kohli was a much-loved family man and his loss is felt keenly by those close to him.
The CPS established that the two young defendants were both criminally responsible for Kohli’s death, but played different roles. It stated that the boy was the principal offender as it was his actions that resulted in Kohli’s death, whereas the girl’s involvement showed that she encouraged the attack and filmed it. There was not enough evidence to show that the girl could have foreseen the terrible outcome of the boy’s violent conduct.
The two will be sentenced in May.
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