A DOGWALKER was forced to his knees in a park and kicked to death by a teen as a 13-year-old girl filmed the attack laughing, a court heard.
Bhim Kohli, 80, was just 30 seconds from home when he was violently beaten in Franklin Park near Leicester in September last year.
A 13-year-old girl has gone on trial at Leicester Crown Court accused of manslaughter, while a 15-year-old boy denies murder.
Jurors heard how Bhim was walking his dog on September 1 at around 6.18pm when the horror unfolded.
Opening the case, prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC said: “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 girl, who was aged 12 at the time, and the boy had entered the park shortly him after Bhim with other youngsters.
When the group saw Bhim, the girl claimed he had tried to hit their friend “with a stick”.
The court heard three of the group ran away, with one later revealing this was because they “know how [the boy] is….he’s either gonna start on him or be mean to him or something”.
Prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC said the girl remained with the boy as he put a balaclava on to “support him in what was about to happen” and “encourage” the violence.
Jurors heard Bhim was forced to his knees by the male defendant while his co-accused filmed the attack.
One video played to the court showed the grandad being slapped with a slider shoe by the boy as the girl laughed and moved closer to film.
Mr Sandhu said: “What we saw on that clip was just pure violence.”
Bhim tragically tried to call one of his grandsons during the alleged attack but he did not picked up.
The court heard he also attempted to leave the park but the pair followed him as Bhim desperately tried to defend himself.
The last clip, which was filmed at 6.27pm, showed the dad lying on his side and not moving.
Just 48 seconds later, he had suffered fatal injuries after being subjected to more violence, it was said.
Jurors heard his son Virinder found his dad on the ground in “obvious pain” with injuries to his left side and his neck.
Bhim later told a paramedic he had been attacked by a boy, who punched and kicked him as he was called a racial slur.
As medics battled to save his life, the teen defendants fled towards their friends, who had left the park.
Allotment-loving Bhim was rushed to hospital but sadly couldn’t be saved and died the following evening.
The girl has denied manslaughter, while the boy denies murder and manslaughter.
The trial continues.
