US EditionTeenage girls who kicked and punched man in fatal attack filmed on phone in London are detained
- Three teenage girls attacked 75-year-old Fredi Rivero near a bus stop on Seven Sisters Road, Islington, on February 27, 2025.
- The unprovoked attack involved pushing, shoving, kicking, and punching, and one girl filmed the incident on her phone, according to police and prosecution.
- Police arrested the girls within hours using witness statements, CCTV, and phone analysis, and charged them with manslaughter on March 1 after Rivero died the next day.
- On October 3 at the Old Bailey, the 15-year-old received a detention sentence of 2.5 years, while the two 17-year-olds were sentenced to 3.5 and 4 years respectively under the authority of Judge Judy Khan KC.
- The attack leaves a community and family grieving, and officials noted the girls showed no mercy to a vulnerable elderly man, emphasizing the seriousness of their actions.
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A gang of girls aged 15 to 17 attacked Fredi Rivero, 75, in the middle of a London street completely unprovoked. After being punched in the face, he fell backwards and hit his head on the pavement. Rivero was taken to hospital, but his life could not be saved. Now the girls have been sentenced to youth care for manslaughter.
Three teen girls jailed for 'unprovoked' attack that killed man, 75, at bus stop
Three girls have been jailed after admitting to attacking a 75-year-old man while he was waiting at a bus stop (Picture: Met Police) Three teenage girls have been jailed following the death of a 75-year-old man. The girls, who cannot be named because of their age, pushed Fredi Rivero and punched him in the face while he was waiting at a bus stop on Seven Sisters Road in north east London. Fredi, from Bolivia, fell backwards and hit his head on t…
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