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Three teenagers detained after killing dog walker in park attack

Three teenagers who attacked and killed a dog walker in a park, including a 15-year-old girl who filmed the assault, have been given custodial sentences ranging from nine months to one year.

Mr Justice Choudhury KC said the girl, now aged 16, and two boys, aged 16 and 15, had “mocked” John Hackett as he struggled to breathe after being punched, kicked and held in a headlock.

was told the defendants subjected

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