Girl, 13, denies killing 80-year-old man at park

Bhim Kohli died a day after being attacked at Franklin Park

A 13-year-old girl has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of an 80-year-old man who was attacked in a park in Leicestershire.

Bhim Kohli died in hospital on 2 September after he was injured while walking his dog in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, the previous day.

The girl, who cannot be named because of her age, denied the charge during a hearing at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.

She appeared alongside a 15-year-old boy, who pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and manslaughter at a hearing in December.

'Loving grandad'

Judge Timothy Spencer KC remanded the boy into custody and granted the girl conditional bail until 17 February, when both children will go on trial at the same court.

Addressing the defendants, who were 14 and 12 at the time of the attack, he said: "Things are going to happen quite quickly from now on."

The trial for both children is scheduled to last up to six weeks and will be heard by a High Court judge.

An inquest into Mr Kohli's death was opened in November and gave a preliminary cause as a neck injury.

His family previously called him a "loving husband, dad and grandad" in a statement, adding: "He was also a son, brother and uncle. He adored his grandkids with all his heart and loved spending time with them."