Haunting moment grandad, 80, walks dog just seconds before he was beaten to death by teens killer in park
THIS is the moment a grandad walked his dog to a park just seconds before he was ambushed and beaten to death by a teen.
Bhim Kohli, 80, had popped out for a walk when he was violently beaten in Franklin Park near Leicester in September last year.
A 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were today convicted of manslaughter.
Haunting footage has now been released of Bhim walking his beloved dog Rocky on September 1.
He could be seen heading into the park at around 6.18pm unaware of the horror inside.
Just moments later, he was forced to his knees and slapped with the boy’s slider while the girl – then aged 12 – filmed it on her phone and laughed.
Both also hurled racist slurs at Bhim as the schoolgirl “encouraged” her pal to violently attack him.
The girl and boy had entered the park shortly after Bhim with other youngsters before the killing.
When the group saw him, the girl claimed he had tried to hit their friend “with a stick”.
As three of the youngsters ran away, the girl remained with the boy as he put a balaclava on to “support him in what was about to happen”.
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 in an act of “pure violence”.
At one point, Bhim tragically tried to call one of his grandsons in a cry for help but he did not pick 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.
His son Virinder found Bhim on the ground in “obvious pain” with injuries to his left side and his neck.
In his dying moments, the grandad told a paramedic he had been attacked by a boy, who punched and kicked him as he was racially abused.
He also spoke to his daughter Susan Friday, who relived her dad’s last seconds as he lay dying.
She told the court: “Whilst by his side, I knelt down and said, ‘Dad, what has happened?’
“He screamed, ‘My neck. my neck, my neck, lift my neck’.
“This was not his normal tone. He was in agony, almost screaming.
“I have never heard him cry out in pain about anything like that before.”
Allotment-loving Bhim was rushed to hospital but sadly couldn’t be saved and died the following evening.
He had suffered fractured ribs and a spinal cord injury after an “intense attack”.
The teens meanwhile fled the scene and were captured on CCTV running away.
They were later heard “bragging” about what they had done.
Chillingly, the boy said “he whacked his head off a log”, before the girl added: “Oh, I know. I saw that. It goes doosh.”
Jurors heard the boy gave different accounts of what happened – claiming he “could not stop kicking” the OAP.
He also said: “I didn’t mean to batter him, it was one hit and then my anger turn in. I regret it man I do.”
The boy searched for Franklin Park on Google the day after the horror and read a news article about Bhim.
He messaged his mum, saying: “Police are looking for me because of Franklin.
” I can’t come back tonight, I will explain when I have a chance. I’m sorry.”
He was arrested the day after the attack at his home, where police officers found him hiding in a bush.
The teen told police Bhim had taken photos of him and stolen his slider – but failed to mention that he’d struck him with it.
He and the girl also “made up an account” that Bhim had pulled a knife out.
After he was charged with murder, the boy wrote a letter to a “professional” about how he’d been dumped by his girlfriend and “needed anger etc releasing”.
When he was told the letter would have to be disclosed to prosecutors as part of the investigation, he replied: “That’s my manslaughter plea gone”.
Both teens will be sentenced on May 19 and 20.