UPDATE: |Girl, 13, and boy, 15, found guilty of killing 80-year-old man out walking his dog News

Bhim Kohli died following an incident in a park

Two teenagers have been found guilty of killing an elderly dog walker who was beaten to death in a local park.

The 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl were convicted of the manslaughter of Bhim Kohli by a jury at Leicester Crown Court today (March 8).

Kholi, 80, was found fatally injured in Franklin Park just yards away from his home in Leicester on September 1 last year.

The defendants, who cannot be named because of their ages, appeared upset when the foreman of the jury returned the guilty verdicts.

Mr Justice Turner adjourned sentencing until May 20 for the two teenagers.

The jury reached its unanimous verdicts following six hours and 46 minutes of deliberation.

The judge further remanded the 15-year-old boy in custody and granted the 13-year-old female defendant bail.

After telling the jury he wanted further background information on the defendants before passing sentence, the judge told the girl: “I want to make it absolutely crystal clear that the fact that bail is being granted should not be taken as any indication as to the sentence when the time comes.”

Mr Justice Turner, who will consider a media application to lift reporting restrictions on May 19, thanked the jury for their “obvious hard work” on the case.

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