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| Pair guilty of litter row killing | Pair guilty of litter row killing |
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| Two teenagers have admitted killing a man in a row over litter. | Two teenagers have admitted killing a man in a row over litter. |
| Evren Anil was threatened with a knife and punched when confronting one of the youths who threw a half-eaten chocolate bar through his sister's car window. | Evren Anil was threatened with a knife and punched when confronting one of the youths who threw a half-eaten chocolate bar through his sister's car window. |
| Mr Anil, 23, hit his head on the pavement during the row in Crystal Palace, south-east London, last August, and died eight days later. | Mr Anil, 23, hit his head on the pavement during the row in Crystal Palace, south-east London, last August, and died eight days later. |
| The youths, aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey. | The youths, aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey. |
| They were remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 4 April. | They were remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 4 April. |
| Mr Anil, of Upper Norwood, south-east London, suffered head injuries and fell into a coma when he was attacked on 5 August, 2007. | Mr Anil, of Upper Norwood, south-east London, suffered head injuries and fell into a coma when he was attacked on 5 August, 2007. |
| He was with his 26-year-old sister Elif, who was driving the car, when teenagers threw rubbish through an open window as they waited at traffic lights. | He was with his 26-year-old sister Elif, who was driving the car, when teenagers threw rubbish through an open window as they waited at traffic lights. |
| It seems to me custody is the appropriate outcome Judge Ann Goddard | It seems to me custody is the appropriate outcome Judge Ann Goddard |
| The 17-year-old admitted throwing a chocolate bar wrapper through the window of Mr Anil's car, the court heard. | The 17-year-old admitted throwing a chocolate bar wrapper through the window of Mr Anil's car, the court heard. |
| Jo Korner QC, prosecuting, said: "Having done so the defendant was confronted by the deceased and a verbal dispute ensued. | Jo Korner QC, prosecuting, said: "Having done so the defendant was confronted by the deceased and a verbal dispute ensued. |
| "There was some physical contact between the two involving the deceased grabbing the defendant's T-shirt. This resulted in the defendant punching the deceased." | "There was some physical contact between the two involving the deceased grabbing the defendant's T-shirt. This resulted in the defendant punching the deceased." |
| She said the 17-year-old also admitted taking out a knife to frighten Mr Anil but claimed he did not intend to use it, then passed it to the other teenager. | She said the 17-year-old also admitted taking out a knife to frighten Mr Anil but claimed he did not intend to use it, then passed it to the other teenager. |
| Miss Korner said the 16-year-old's version of events, that "at no stage did he threaten Mr Anil with a knife" and only used the weapon to threaten another man, was not accepted. | Miss Korner said the 16-year-old's version of events, that "at no stage did he threaten Mr Anil with a knife" and only used the weapon to threaten another man, was not accepted. |
| The 16-year-old from Thornton Heath, south-east London, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and knife possession as his trial was due to begin at the Old Bailey on Monday. | The 16-year-old from Thornton Heath, south-east London, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and knife possession as his trial was due to begin at the Old Bailey on Monday. |
| The 17-year-old from Tottenham, north London, admitted the two charges on Tuesday. | The 17-year-old from Tottenham, north London, admitted the two charges on Tuesday. |
| Reporting restrictions meant the 16-year-old's pleas could only be reported on Tuesday. | Reporting restrictions meant the 16-year-old's pleas could only be reported on Tuesday. |
| Judge Ann Goddard said: "It seems to me custody is the appropriate outcome." | Judge Ann Goddard said: "It seems to me custody is the appropriate outcome." |
| 'Challenge yobs' behaviour' | |
| Following the incident Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons said: "He (Mr Anil) challenges their behaviour and this is what happens. | |
| "People are entitled to challenge these yobs' behaviour. | |
| "When they produced the knife he tried to get back in the car. Your life is worth more than a chocolate bar." | |
| Mr Anil, who was of Turkish origin, was in the first week of his job after graduating with a first class degree in computer science from Kingston University. | |
| At a vigil held after his death friends described him as the "kindest person who never hurt anybody". |