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Matthew Cooper

Girl, 12, appears in court charged with killing pensioner in park

Police officers at the scene in Franklin Park (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

A 12-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of pensioner Bhim Kohli, who died after an alleged attack while walking his dog in a park near his home.

Mr Kohli, aged 80, died in hospital on September 2, a day after being seriously injured in Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, near Leicester.

The girl appeared on Monday before Leicester Youth Court, sitting at Leicester Magistrates’ Court, and was ordered to appear at the city’s Crown Court on February 3.

Bhim Kohli was walking his dog when he was injured (Leicestershire Police/PA) (PA Media)

The defendant, who cannot be named because of her age, was granted bail after a short hearing.

A 15-year-old boy charged with Mr Kohli’s murder three days after the incident is due to appear at Leicester Crown Court later this week.

An inquest opened and adjourned last month was told a preliminary cause of death had previously been given as a neck injury, pending further tests.

Police officers in Franklin Park on September 3 (Jacob King/PA) (PA Wire)

Mr Kohli died at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham on the evening of September 2.

His family said in a statement at the time: “Bhim was a loving husband, dad and granddad. He was also a son, brother and uncle.

“He adored his grandkids with all his heart and loved spending time with them.

“He really was such a loving, caring person whose life was centred around his family.”

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