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| Bhim Kohli: Friends asked murder accused boy 'what have you done?' | Bhim Kohli: Friends asked murder accused boy 'what have you done?' |
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| The court heard Bhim Kohli, 80, regularly walked his dog Rocky in the park where he was attacked | The court heard Bhim Kohli, 80, regularly walked his dog Rocky in the park where he was attacked |
| Friends of a boy accused of murdering an 80-year-old man asked him "what have you done?" following the fatal attack, a court has heard. | |
| Bhim Kohli died the day after being attacked while walking his dog in Franklin Park, yards from his home in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, on 1 September last year. | Bhim Kohli died the day after being attacked while walking his dog in Franklin Park, yards from his home in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, on 1 September last year. |
| A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl, who cannot be named because of their ages, are on trial at Leicester Crown Court accused of killing him. | A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl, who cannot be named because of their ages, are on trial at Leicester Crown Court accused of killing him. |
| A 13-year-old boy - who was with the defendants before the attack - said he did not see the fatal assault but said the accused boy "came out of the park with hands on his head saying 'oh, he was on the floor'." | A 13-year-old boy - who was with the defendants before the attack - said he did not see the fatal assault but said the accused boy "came out of the park with hands on his head saying 'oh, he was on the floor'." |
| Mr Kohli died the day after he was attacked | Mr Kohli died the day after he was attacked |
| The court was previously told the male defendant, who denies murder and manslaughter, racially abused Mr Kohli before kicking and punching him during an "intense attack". | The court was previously told the male defendant, who denies murder and manslaughter, racially abused Mr Kohli before kicking and punching him during an "intense attack". |
| The boy, who was wearing a balaclava, also slapped Mr Kohli around the face with his slider shoe while he was on his knees, the court heard. | The boy, who was wearing a balaclava, also slapped Mr Kohli around the face with his slider shoe while he was on his knees, the court heard. |
| Prosecutors added the girl, accused of manslaughter, encouraged the violence and filmed the attack on her phone while laughing. | Prosecutors added the girl, accused of manslaughter, encouraged the violence and filmed the attack on her phone while laughing. |
| On Thursday, jurors were shown a recording of a police interview with the 13-year-old, carried out on 4 September last year. | On Thursday, jurors were shown a recording of a police interview with the 13-year-old, carried out on 4 September last year. |
| The boy told police the female defendant had seen Mr Kohli in the park, and said he had previously hit one of her friends with a stick. | The boy told police the female defendant had seen Mr Kohli in the park, and said he had previously hit one of her friends with a stick. |
| The 13-year-old - who gave his evidence behind a screen - said the two defendants then approached Mr Kohli - at which point he and two other girls in the group ran away. | The 13-year-old - who gave his evidence behind a screen - said the two defendants then approached Mr Kohli - at which point he and two other girls in the group ran away. |
| The court heard Mr Kohli's children found him lying on the ground after the attack | The court heard Mr Kohli's children found him lying on the ground after the attack |
| The witness said while he did not see the attack on Mr Kohli, when asked what he thought the male defendant was going to do, he said: "We know what [the male defendant] is like, having a go at someone. He was either going to start on him or something. | The witness said while he did not see the attack on Mr Kohli, when asked what he thought the male defendant was going to do, he said: "We know what [the male defendant] is like, having a go at someone. He was either going to start on him or something. |
| "I didn't think he was going to hit him. I thought he was just going to talk to him about why he hit one of his friends. | "I didn't think he was going to hit him. I thought he was just going to talk to him about why he hit one of his friends. |
| "[The male defendant] came out of the park with hands on his head saying 'oh, he was on the floor'." | "[The male defendant] came out of the park with hands on his head saying 'oh, he was on the floor'." |
| He said the others had asked the male defendant, "what have you done? What have you done?" | He said the others had asked the male defendant, "what have you done? What have you done?" |
| The 13-year-old boy told police he had only seen Mr Kohli once before and had never spoken to him. | The 13-year-old boy told police he had only seen Mr Kohli once before and had never spoken to him. |
| Tributes were left to Mr Kohli near Franklin Park | Tributes were left to Mr Kohli near Franklin Park |
| Jurors heard Mr Kohli was discovered by two of his children "on the ground and in obvious pain". | Jurors heard Mr Kohli was discovered by two of his children "on the ground and in obvious pain". |
| Mr Kohli, the court heard, had told his daughter he had been punched in the face, kicked, and racially abused. | Mr Kohli, the court heard, had told his daughter he had been punched in the face, kicked, and racially abused. |
| His cause of death was given as a neck injury causing spinal cord damage, and the court was told he had a number of other injuries, including fractured ribs. | His cause of death was given as a neck injury causing spinal cord damage, and the court was told he had a number of other injuries, including fractured ribs. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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