Girls locked up for killing ‘vulnerable’ man, 75, in unprovoked street attack

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Three teenage girls were sentenced to a combined nine years in a youth detention centre for killing a 75-year-old man in a street attack in Islington, London.

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00:0075-year-old Freddy Rivero was targeted in a particularly nasty and unprovoked attack in

00:12Islington on the 27th of February. A group of teenagers got off a bus and surrounded him.

00:19The youths, who at the time were 14, 16 and 17, pushed, shoved, kicked and punched him,

00:27with one of them filming the incident on her phone. Along with CCTV, mobile phone footage was also

00:37paid to the court, which showed one of the girls pulling his glasses off his face, then one punching

00:45him and him falling backwards. The prosecution said the oldest girl threw the fatal punch.

00:54Mr. Rivero died from his injuries a day later.

00:59Freddy Rivero was 75 years old at the time of his death. His daughter read a very moving victim

01:05personal statement during the sentence hearing today. She told the court that her father had

01:11many serious health problems, but he seldom spoke about his illnesses and pain. Instead,

01:17he retained his kind, polite, gentle and friendly manner. He was a loving and supportive father,

01:23a loyal friend who was wise but humble, and a central part of her life. He had friends from

01:30many walks of life, including his former work life and in the local community. Those who knew him and

01:37cared about him have expressed their sadness and shock at his violent death. It is clear from everything

01:44I have heard that Freddy Rivero was a thoroughly decent person who was very much loved. He is

01:50greatly missed by his family and friends, and I am conscious that no sentence imposed today could

01:55compensate them for their loss. The needless death of an elderly family man is heartbreaking for the

02:01family and understandably will have provoked feelings of outrage within the community. Sadly,

02:07there is no sentence that could overcome those feelings. I have focused on your welfare and future

02:14rehabilitation. It is not only in your interests, but in the interests of wider society, that you

02:20should in the future be capable of leading useful and law-abiding lives. The information before the court

02:27gives hope that this is possible.

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