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The judge tells the boy he did not find he attacked Mr Kohli due to his race,
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"You made a cowardly attack on an elderly man," he says.
"It was a lazy and very hurtful insult", the judge adds, adding Mr Kohli was in "severe pain" and no-one would forget his cries of agony.
Mr Kohli was vulnerable due to his age, the judge adds, and the boy "took the lead" in the attack.
But there are mitigating features, he says, including no previous convictions. He had also behaved more positively recently at the children's home.
His home had not given him the best start, the judge says, and there are some mental health issues.
I would like to see the family appeal for a harsher sentence.
If someone is liable to flip and kill a random old man without warning, they need to be withdrawn from society into a secure mental health hospital unit until they can prove beyond doubt they are not a danger.
Yeah, quite possibly. I think (dont quote me on this though) that the point of incarceration is mainly for the protection of the public? In which case he seems a danger.
