A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl killed an 80-year-old man after using racist taunts against him while he was walking his dog, a court has heard.
Leicester Crown Court was told Bhim Kohli was attacked yards from his home in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, on 1 September last year and died in hospital from his injuries a day later.
The boy denies murder and manslaughter, while the girl denies manslaughter.
Opening its case on Tuesday, the prosecution told jurors the balaclava-clad boy had carried out the assault while the girl filmed it and laughed.
The pair, who were 14 and 12 at the time, cannot be named due to their ages.
Prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC said: “On September 1 last year, 2024, an 80-year-old man called Bhim Kohli did what he did each day.
“He left his home on Bramble Way in Leicester. Having left his home, he walked a few yards to the entrance of Franklin Park, where he was going to take his dog for a walk.
“On September 1, however, Mr Kohli would not get the opportunity to walk his dog for long and never would he return home. That is because in Franklin Park, Mr Kohli had the misfortune to encounter these two defendants.
“[The boy and girl] used racist taunts against Mr Kohli, [the boy] used violence against Mr Kohli, [the girl] encouraged [the boy] to use violence against Mr Kohli.
“The prosecution say that as a result of causing those injuries, [the boy] is guilty of murdering Bhim Kohli and that [the girl] who encouraged the causing of those injuries is guilty of manslaughter.”
The trial continues.
