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Bhim Kohli death: Sentence for 15-year-old boy who killed elderly man to be reviewed
- In June, a 15-year-old boy received a seven-year custodial sentence for manslaughter of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli, attacked last September in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town.
- The attack involved racial abuse and physical violence lasting seven-and-a-half minutes, including the boy slapping Mr Kohli with a slider shoe; a 13-year-old girl filmed the incident and encouraged it.
- Both children denied involvement in the incident; the boy acknowledged a brief struggle over his shoe but denied any punches or kicks, while the girl received a court order for youth rehabilitation lasting three years, accompanied by a six-month curfew.
- Lucy Rigby KC MP, the Solicitor General, expressed shock at the violent assault and, following a thorough case review, decided to refer the boy’s seven-year sentence for potential increase by the Court of Appeal under the scheme for sentences deemed too lenient, while choosing not to challenge the girl’s sentence.
- Mr Kohli’s daughter expressed disappointment, saying the sentences do not reflect the crime’s severity, and MPs Peter Bedford and Alberto Costa requested the sentences be reviewed last month.
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