TOI Correspondent from London: The solicitor basic has referred the sentence handed right down to a 15-year-old British boy for killing 80-year-old Indian-origin Punjab-born canine walker Bhim Kohli to the Court docket of Enchantment for being unduly lenient.A number of MPs and members of the general public had requested for the sentence to be reviewed underneath the unduly lenient scheme.The boy and a lady (13) have been convicted of manslaughter on April 8 after a trial at which they pleaded not responsible. The pair have been sentenced on June 5 at Leicester Crown Court docket.Kohli was killed whereas strolling his canine Rocky in a Leicestershire park on Sept 1 final yr.The boy, who was 14 on the time, sporting a balaclava, racially abused Kohli earlier than slapping him throughout the face together with his slider shoe as Kohli was kneeling, after which kicked and punched him to the bottom. He was sentenced to seven years in jail for attacking and injuring Kohli.The lady, who was 12 on the time, was sentenced to a three-year youth rehabilitation order and six-month curfew, for encouraging the boy to make use of violence, filming the assault and laughing.Kohli died in hospital the next day. Initially from Punjab, he had beforehand owned a manufacturing unit that made jumpers.A spokesperson for the legal professional basic’s workplace instructed TOI: “The solicitor basic, Lucy Rigby, was appalled by this violent, cowardly assault on an harmless man. After enterprise an in depth assessment of the case, the solicitor basic concluded the sentence of the 15-year-old boy may very well be referred to the Court docket of Enchantment. The courtroom will decide if the sentence is elevated or not.”The sentence of the 13-year-old lady won’t be referred.Peter Bedford, one of many MPs who had requested the sentence get reviewed, stated: “While I welcome the referral of the male’s sentence as being ‘unduly lenient’, I’m shocked that the feminine’s sentence, which is non-custodial in nature, has not been referred for reconsideration.”Outdoors courtroom, following the sentencing, Kohli’s daughter, Susan, had stated she felt offended and disenchanted on the sentences.
