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| 'Chilling' killer boys detained | 'Chilling' killer boys detained |
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| Ralph Millward was found dead with a supermarket trolley on top of him | Ralph Millward was found dead with a supermarket trolley on top of him |
| Three boys have been detained for kicking to death a Big Issue seller in a "chillingly casual" attack. | Three boys have been detained for kicking to death a Big Issue seller in a "chillingly casual" attack. |
| The body of Ralph Millward, 41, was found in bushes in Bournemouth last year. A supermarket trolley had been dumped on top of him. | The body of Ralph Millward, 41, was found in bushes in Bournemouth last year. A supermarket trolley had been dumped on top of him. |
| Jimmy Ayres, 15, Craig Real, 17, and Warren Crago, 17, were convicted of manslaughter last month. | Jimmy Ayres, 15, Craig Real, 17, and Warren Crago, 17, were convicted of manslaughter last month. |
| Ayres was detained for 90 weeks, Real for four years nine months and Crago must serve four years. | |
| They were cleared of murdering Mr Millward, who had been sleeping rough outside Marks and Spencer in Westbourne. | They were cleared of murdering Mr Millward, who had been sleeping rough outside Marks and Spencer in Westbourne. |
| The trial heard the four youths had bought and drunk two bottles of cider and two bottles of vodka on the night of 7 May. | The trial heard the four youths had bought and drunk two bottles of cider and two bottles of vodka on the night of 7 May. |
| Mr Millward was discovered lying dead in bushes by two outreach workers the next morning. | Mr Millward was discovered lying dead in bushes by two outreach workers the next morning. |
| 'Merciless killing' | |
| He had died from multiple blunt force injuries and was found with a supermarket trolley on top of him. | He had died from multiple blunt force injuries and was found with a supermarket trolley on top of him. |
| Judge Guy Boney described the attack as a "mindless and chillingly casual" act of violence. | Judge Guy Boney described the attack as a "mindless and chillingly casual" act of violence. |
| He added it was an utterly merciless killing and a wicked act. | He added it was an utterly merciless killing and a wicked act. |
| The three boys were convicted of manslaughter last month | |
| But Mr Millward's father Ken, who lives in Boscombe, said he was "disappointed" by the sentences. | But Mr Millward's father Ken, who lives in Boscombe, said he was "disappointed" by the sentences. |
| Ayres, of Aspen Gardens, Crago, of Arne Crescent, and Real, of Turbary Close, were convicted at Winchester Crown Court. | Ayres, of Aspen Gardens, Crago, of Arne Crescent, and Real, of Turbary Close, were convicted at Winchester Crown Court. |
| A fourth teenager, who was with the group the night Mr Millward died, told the court he had tried to stop the attack. | A fourth teenager, who was with the group the night Mr Millward died, told the court he had tried to stop the attack. |
| Det Insp Jez Noyce, of Dorset Police, said: "The senseless acts of a small group of boys led to the death of Ralph Millward... boys who had no thoughts of the consequences of their actions. | |
| "It would be a sad indictment of society should this mindset be allowed to flourish unchecked. | |
| "This conviction and sentence should serve as a warning to those who feel they can go through life abdicating responsibility for their actions and not then face the consequences." |