Judge describes ‘violent outbursts’ that killed dog walker yards from his home

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6 Jun 2025 • 12:32 AM MYT
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A judge described the “two separate violent outbursts” by two teenagers which killed a “vulnerable” dog walker near his home.

In his sentencing remarks at Leicester Crown Court, Mr Justice Turner said it had been a “cowardly and violent attack” on an elderly man who did “nothing to deserve” what happened to him.

A 15-year-old boy was ordered to serve seven years’ detention and a 13-year-old girl was handed a three-year youth rehabilitation order.

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