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Bhim Kohli: Memorial for dog walker who died after park attack | |
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Bhim Kohli died on 2 September last year, a day after he was fatally attacked while walking his dog | Bhim Kohli died on 2 September last year, a day after he was fatally attacked while walking his dog |
A vigil is to be held in honour of an 80-year-old man who died after he was attacked in a park. | A vigil is to be held in honour of an 80-year-old man who died after he was attacked in a park. |
Bhim Kohli died on 2 September last year, a day after he was punched and kicked by a teenage boy while a girl filmed the attack at Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire. | Bhim Kohli died on 2 September last year, a day after he was punched and kicked by a teenage boy while a girl filmed the attack at Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire. |
A gate to an allotment there, where Mr Kohli owned three plots, has been renamed after him, and the family will be holding a candlelight vigil at 19:00 BST on Tuesday. | A gate to an allotment there, where Mr Kohli owned three plots, has been renamed after him, and the family will be holding a candlelight vigil at 19:00 BST on Tuesday. |
The boy and girl, now aged 15 and 13 respectively, were both convicted of manslaughter in April. | The boy and girl, now aged 15 and 13 respectively, were both convicted of manslaughter in April. |
Mr Kohli's daughter Susan Kohli said the family felt "absolute joy" that her father had been remembered at the allotment a year after his death. | |
"My mum's happy. We are all really joyed," she said. | "My mum's happy. We are all really joyed," she said. |
"It means so much knowing how much my dad was loved - and that's what it comes down to. | "It means so much knowing how much my dad was loved - and that's what it comes down to. |
"Dad was loved by anyone and everybody that he came into contact with." | "Dad was loved by anyone and everybody that he came into contact with." |
Susan Kohli said her father had "joyful memories" at the allotment | Susan Kohli said her father had "joyful memories" at the allotment |
Ms Kohli said the three allotments, which her dad had maintained for 15 years, were his pride and joy. | |
"He had them after he gave up the factory - his business - and retired. So he was very much fit and strong," she said. | "He had them after he gave up the factory - his business - and retired. So he was very much fit and strong," she said. |
"He had so many joyful memories." | "He had so many joyful memories." |
Ms Kohli said her father was a regular to Franklin Park for 40 years and had fond memories of the place. | Ms Kohli said her father was a regular to Franklin Park for 40 years and had fond memories of the place. |
"He was very talkative and joyful," she said. "He always had things to say and everyone knew him." | "He was very talkative and joyful," she said. "He always had things to say and everyone knew him." |
In memory of Mr Kohli, three flowering cherry trees have also been planted in the park, funded in part by money raised by the community. | |
"He would be so joyed and really happy because he was all about planting," she said. | "He would be so joyed and really happy because he was all about planting," she said. |
"These trees mean a lot. It's what dad would have loved." | "These trees mean a lot. It's what dad would have loved." |
Mr Kohli was found injured in Franklin Park by his children | Mr Kohli was found injured in Franklin Park by his children |
However, Ms Kohli said she had "a lot of mixed feelings" about the park. | However, Ms Kohli said she had "a lot of mixed feelings" about the park. |
Mr Kohli had been walking his dog Rocky when he was subjected to the "seven-and-a-half minute period of continuing aggression". | Mr Kohli had been walking his dog Rocky when he was subjected to the "seven-and-a-half minute period of continuing aggression". |
Ms Kohli said the park was a "constant reminder" of the attack, but the family tried to "overshadow that with the great memories" they had of him with Rocky. | |
The boy was sentenced to seven years in custody, while the girl was given a youth rehabilitation order of three years and made subject to a six-month curfew. | The boy was sentenced to seven years in custody, while the girl was given a youth rehabilitation order of three years and made subject to a six-month curfew. |
In July, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) referred the case under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in a bid to have the boy's sentence increased. | |
The Court of Appeal rejected moves to have the sentence increased on 13 August. | The Court of Appeal rejected moves to have the sentence increased on 13 August. |
Ms Kohli previously said "justice has not been done" and believed the sentencing guidelines were at fault, adding the past year had been "extremely hard". | |
"I've not really had time to reflect on how it's impacted myself," she said. "I've not had the chance to grieve." | |
She said the family planned to campaign to get the guidelines changed in Parliament for tougher sentences for the youths. | She said the family planned to campaign to get the guidelines changed in Parliament for tougher sentences for the youths. |
"I want to make sure the loss of my dad doesn't go unseen because we need to make changes, so no-one has to go through what we've been through as a family," she added. | |
Additional reporting by Ady Dayman. | Additional reporting by Ady Dayman. |
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