By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-12-16 14:01:43 | Updated at 2024-12-16 17:00:49
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A 12-year-old girl has appeared in court in central England 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.
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.
