Girl, 12, charged with manslaughter after death of 80-year-old

Bhim Kohli died after being seriously assaulted whilst walking his dog

In September, Bhim Kohli was found injured in a Leicester park after being seriously assaulted while he was walking his dog. He died in hospital from his injuries on September 2, the day after he was attacked.

An inquest into his death opened at Leicester Coroner's Court last month, a 12-year-old, who cannot be named because of her age, has now been charged with manslaughter.

She is due to appear at Leicester Youth Court, sitting at Leicester Magistrates' Court, later on Monday (December 16), Leicestershire Police said in a statement.

A 15-year-old boy had already been charged with murder in connection to Kohli's death. He is due to enter a plea at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday, BBC News reports.

Kohli was attacked at Franklin Park in Braunstone Town while walking his dog on September 1. According to Leicestershire Police, the attack occurred near the park's Bramble Way entrance at around 6:30pm.

Five children had previously been arrested on suspicion of the grandfather's murder.

A post-mortem examination found he died of "serious neck injuries."

In a statement, Kohli's family paid tribute to the "loving husband, dad and grandad".

They said: "Bhim loved to laugh. He was always very happy and talkative, the joker of the family and always loved to outsmart us with a smile."