BBC News, Leicester<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The sentence given to a 15-year-old boy who racially abused and killed an 80-year-old man in Leicestershire will be reviewed.<\/p>\n Bhim Kohli died in hospital a day after being attacked while walking his dog Rocky at Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, in September.<\/p>\n The 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 manslaughter.<\/p>\n The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has referred the case under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The AGO confirmed it had not asked to review the girl’s sentence.<\/p>\n During the sentencing hearing in June<\/a>, prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC said Mr Kohli was subjected to a “seven-and-a-half minute period of continuing aggression” at the park.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/i><\/p>\n You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the <\/i>BBC News App<\/i><\/a>. You can also follow <\/i>@BBCBreaking on X<\/i><\/a> to get the latest alerts.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n![\"BBC](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0f2c\/live\/60f697b0-1203-11ef-82e8-cd354766a224.png.webp\")
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