Three teens admit killing John Hackett in Nuneaton park attack

Police said Mr Hackett was assaulted a day before he was found dead at his home

A 16-year-old girl and two 15-year-old boys have admitted killing a man who was attacked in a Nuneaton park.

John Hackett, 36, was found dead in his home on Camp Hill Road on 26 April 2023, the day after he was set upon at nearby Snowhill Recreation Ground.

Det Ch Insp Collette O'Keefe of Warwickshire Police said the assault was "vicious" and "appalling".

The three killers, who cannot be named because of their age, are due to be sentenced on 15 March.

They were originally charged with murder, but prosecutors accepted their guilty plea to manslaughter.

Prosecutor Peter Grieves-Smith told Judge Andrew Lockhart KC, the Recorder of Coventry: "The family of John Hackett have been spoken to and they have understood our decision."

At Warwick Crown Court, all three teenagers were granted conditional bail.

The Press Association reported that as the case concluded, a woman sitting to the left of the defendants, understood to be a relative of the deceased, began to sob, after saying: "They have ruined my life."

Police said the killing had "shocked the community".