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It's 6.18pm on the 1st of September and Bim Coley takes his dog Rocky for an evening walk
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He would never return home. The 80-year-old dad, grandad, brother and uncle would be killed by two teenagers
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after they physically and racially attacked him. Just minutes after Mr Coley is seen on doorbell footage walking into this park
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five teenagers arrive. Moments later, a 15-year-old boy from the group approaches the elderly dog walker
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accusing him of previously hitting another teenager with a stick. This has never been proven
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As the confrontation gets more aggressive, three of the teenagers run away
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leaving a girl with the male defendants. At 6.25pm, the 15-year-old boy puts on a balaclava he was carrying in his pocket
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and begins a tirade of physical abuse. The teenagers leave Bim Coley on the floor and are filmed fleeing the scene
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Mr Coley suffered fractures to three of his ribs and a neck injury that caused trauma to his spinal cord
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He died 24 hours later. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Zinski from Leicestershire Police describes the investigation
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That boy always intended to cause really serious harm. We know that the assault, there was multiple assaults, three that we know of
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There was a sustained attack on Mr Coley a totally unprovoked attack The proliferation in the use of phones and social media messages features more and more in inquiries and certainly with young people who now live their lives via phones
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This girl was obsessed with violence. She filmed violence. She encouraged violence
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And because of her actions and the actions of the boy defendant
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violence unfolded and Mr Coley lost his life. The six-week trial of the teenagers heard how parts of the attack were filmed by the 13-year-old girl on her phone
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including footage of the boy slapping Coley round the face with his shoe after he collapsed onto his knees
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In a letter read out to jurors, the boy said, I did it and I accept I'm doing time. I kind of just needed anger releasing
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He claimed he acted out of instinct. Both teenagers were found guilty of manslaughter
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Speaking after the verdict, Bim Coley's family said they feel lost without him
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Absolutely heartbreaking to see him in pain like that when... He's never complained about being in pain
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He was the one that held us all together. He was. And now it's... That's gone now
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It's not... It's not holding us all together. Today, they still grieve the loss of a man devoted to them all
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Jack Carson, GB News, Leicester
