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Telegraph
04-07-2025
- Telegraph
Boy's sentence for killing 80-year-old dog walker to be reviewed
The sentence handed to a teenage boy convicted of killing an 80-year-old man as he walked his dog will be reviewed by the Court of Appeal. Bhim Sen Kohli called out for help as he was attacked, slapped in the face with a shoe and racially abused in Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on Sept 1 last year. He died the next day with a spinal cord injury and fractured ribs. Last month, Mr Justice Turner sentenced a boy aged 15, who had punched and kicked Mr Kohli, to seven years in custody, and a 13-year-old girl, who encouraged the attack by filming parts of it while laughing, to a three-year youth rehabilitation order. Both children, who cannot be named because of their age, denied their crimes but were convicted by a jury at Leicester Crown Court. A spokesman for the Attorney General's Office said the case would be reviewed under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. The spokesman said: 'The Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, was appalled by this violent, cowardly attack on an innocent man. She wishes to express her deepest sympathies to Bhim Kohli's friends and family at this difficult time. 'After undertaking a detailed review of the case, the Solicitor General concluded the sentence of the 15-year-old boy could be referred to the Court of Appeal. The court will determine if the sentence is increased or not.' Mr Kohli's daughter Susan spoke of feeling 'angry and disappointed', adding that she believed the sentences did not 'reflect the severity of the crime they committed'.
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Boy, 15, who killed elderly dog walker may get longer behind bars as his seven-year sentence is reviewed
The sentence handed to a teenage boy convicted of killing an 80-year-old man who was filmed being attacked, slapped in the face with a shoe and racially abused while walking his dog will be reviewed by the Court of Appeal. Bhim Kohli called out for help when he was attacked in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on September 1 last year. He died the next day with a spinal cord injury and fractured ribs. Last month, Mr Justice Turner sentenced a boy, aged 15, who punched and kicked Mr Kohli, to seven years in custody, and a 13-year-old girl, who encouraged the attack by filming parts of it while laughing, to a three-year youth rehabilitation order. Both children, who cannot be named because of their age, denied their crimes but were convicted by a jury at Leicester Crown Court. A spokesperson for the Attorney General's Office said the case will be reviewed under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. The spokesperson said in a statement: 'The Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, was appalled by this violent, cowardly attack on an innocent man. 'She wishes to express her deepest sympathies to Bhim Kohli's friends and family at this difficult time. A boy, 15, who punched and kicked Mr Kohli, was initially sentenced to seven years in custody, and a 13-year-old girl, who encouraged the attack received a three-year youth rehabilitation order. 'After undertaking a detailed review of the case, the Solicitor General concluded the sentence of the 15-year-old boy could be referred to the Court of Appeal. 'The court will determine if the sentence is increased or not.' Mr Kohli's daughter spoke of feeling 'angry and disappointed', adding that she believes their sentences do not 'reflect the severity of the crime they committed'. Ms Kohli said in an emotional statement after the hearing last month that her father's death had left a hole in the family. 'A hole that can never be filled because of the actions of two teenagers,' she said. 'I believe on that day the two teenagers made a choice; the boy chose to attack my dad and the girl chose to film him being attacked. They knew what they were doing.' Ms Kohli added: 'They have taken a life. When they are released they still have their full lives ahead of them. They can rebuild their lives. We can't.' She added that she felt that 'more could have been done to prevent my dad getting killed'. 'If police were able to have more visible patrols in the area following the previous reports of antisocial behaviour, then dad could still be alive today,' she said. 'We don't want any other family to endure the pain and heartbreak that we have of losing someone this way.'
The Independent
04-07-2025
- The Independent
Teenager's sentence for killing Bhim Kohl to be reviewed
The Court of Appeal is set to review the sentence handed to a teenage boy convicted of killing Bhim Kohli, who was filmed being attacked, slapped in the face with a shoe and racially abused while walking his dog. Bhim Kohli called out for help when he was attacked in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on 1 September 2024. He died the next day with a spinal cord injury and fractured ribs. In June, Mr Justice Turner sentenced a boy, aged 15, who punched and kicked Mr Kohli, to seven years in custody, and a 13-year-old girl, who encouraged the attack by filming parts of it while laughing, to a three-year youth rehabilitation order. Both children, who cannot be named because of their age, denied their crimes but were convicted by a jury at Leicester Crown Court. A spokesperson for the Attorney General's Office said the case will be reviewed under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. The spokesperson said in a statement: 'The Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, was appalled by this violent, cowardly attack on an innocent man. 'She wishes to express her deepest sympathies to Bhim Kohli's friends and family at this difficult time. 'After undertaking a detailed review of the case, the Solicitor General concluded the sentence of the 15-year-old boy could be referred to the Court of Appeal. 'The court will determine if the sentence is increased or not.' Mr Kohli's daughter spoke of feeling 'angry and disappointed', adding that she believes their sentences do not 'reflect the severity of the crime they committed'.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Boy's sentence for killing 80-year-old Bhim Kohli to be reviewed
The sentence handed to a teenage boy convicted of killing an 80-year-old man who was filmed being attacked, slapped in the face with a shoe and racially abused while walking his dog will be reviewed by the Court of Appeal. Bhim Kohli called out for help when he was attacked in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on September 1 last year. He died the next day with a spinal cord injury and fractured ribs. Last month, Mr Justice Turner sentenced a boy, aged 15, who punched and kicked Mr Kohli, to seven years in custody, and a 13-year-old girl, who encouraged the attack by filming parts of it while laughing, to a three-year youth rehabilitation order. Both children, who cannot be named because of their age, denied their crimes but were convicted by a jury at Leicester Crown Court. A spokesperson for the Attorney General's Office said the case will be reviewed under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. The spokesperson said in a statement: 'The Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, was appalled by this violent, cowardly attack on an innocent man. 'She wishes to express her deepest sympathies to Bhim Kohli's friends and family at this difficult time. 'After undertaking a detailed review of the case, the Solicitor General concluded the sentence of the 15-year-old boy could be referred to the Court of Appeal. 'The court will determine if the sentence is increased or not.' Mr Kohli's daughter spoke of feeling 'angry and disappointed', adding that she believes their sentences do not 'reflect the severity of the crime they committed'.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- BBC News
Bhim Kohli death: Boy's sentence for killing man, 80, to be reviewed
The sentence given to a 15-year-old boy who racially abused and killed an 80-year-old man in Leicestershire will be Kohli died in hospital a day after being attacked while walking his dog Rocky at Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, in boy was sentenced to seven years in custody, while a 13-year-old girl who filmed and encouraged the attack was given a youth rehabilitation order of three years and made subject to a six-month curfew. Both were convicted of Attorney General's Office (AGO) has referred the case under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The AGO confirmed it had not asked to review the girl's the sentencing hearing in June, prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC said Mr Kohli was subjected to a "seven-and-a-half minute period of continuing aggression" at the boy racially abused Mr Kohli, attacked him and slapped him in the face with a slider shoe, while the girl laughed as she filmed it on her phone. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
