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| Sailor killed in 'racist attack' | Sailor killed in 'racist attack' |
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| Three teenagers have pleaded guilty to killing an Indian sailor in a "racially motivated" attack after he arrived on a ship near Southampton. | Three teenagers have pleaded guilty to killing an Indian sailor in a "racially motivated" attack after he arrived on a ship near Southampton. |
| Gregory Fernandes, 32, of Goa, had been out for a drink in Fawley in October 2007 when he was attacked by youths. | Gregory Fernandes, 32, of Goa, had been out for a drink in Fawley in October 2007 when he was attacked by youths. |
| Stephen Pritchard, of Dibden, Daniel Rogers, of Fawley, both 18, and Chay Fields, 16, of Blackfield, admitted manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court. | Stephen Pritchard, of Dibden, Daniel Rogers, of Fawley, both 18, and Chay Fields, 16, of Blackfield, admitted manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court. |
| They also pleaded guilty inflicting grievous bodily harm on another sailor. | They also pleaded guilty inflicting grievous bodily harm on another sailor. |
| Two 15-year-old boys from Fawley, who cannot be identified, also admitted causing grievous bodily harm to and assaulting Mr Fernandes' shipmate Vinod Pitchilnaviram, 29. | Two 15-year-old boys from Fawley, who cannot be identified, also admitted causing grievous bodily harm to and assaulting Mr Fernandes' shipmate Vinod Pitchilnaviram, 29. |
| Pritchard, of Cathay Gardens, Rogers, of Falcon Fields, and Fields, of Priest Croft Drive, will be sentenced at a later date. | Pritchard, of Cathay Gardens, Rogers, of Falcon Fields, and Fields, of Priest Croft Drive, will be sentenced at a later date. |
| Heart failure | Heart failure |
| Mr Fernandes died from heart failure after being attacked | Mr Fernandes died from heart failure after being attacked |
| Mr Fernandes and Mr Pitchilnaviram had soft drinks at the hotel on the evening of 20 October 2007. | Mr Fernandes and Mr Pitchilnaviram had soft drinks at the hotel on the evening of 20 October 2007. |
| They were returning to the cargo ship The Garonne, berthed at Fawley oil refinery, when they were attacked by a group of about 20 teenagers, first outside the hotel and then further down the road. | |
| A passer-by broke up the fight and took Mr Fernandes to the docks, where he collapsed and died. | A passer-by broke up the fight and took Mr Fernandes to the docks, where he collapsed and died. |
| Mr Pitchilnaviram suffered a broken shoulder. | Mr Pitchilnaviram suffered a broken shoulder. |
| Speaking after the case, Det Insp Dave Dilly, of Hampshire police, said: "Mr Fernandes suffered heart failure brought on by the stress of the attack. | Speaking after the case, Det Insp Dave Dilly, of Hampshire police, said: "Mr Fernandes suffered heart failure brought on by the stress of the attack. |
| How somebody can kill in such a manner? Floriano Fernandes, father | How somebody can kill in such a manner? Floriano Fernandes, father |
| "He was having a drink and then a takeaway and there were lots of youths hanging around who had been drinking. Some part of that group chased him and his friend up the road and set upon him. | "He was having a drink and then a takeaway and there were lots of youths hanging around who had been drinking. Some part of that group chased him and his friend up the road and set upon him. |
| "A member of the public, Jody Miles, intervened and rescued Mr Fernandes, put him in his car and drove him to Fawley refinery. He then went back to help Mr Vinod. | "A member of the public, Jody Miles, intervened and rescued Mr Fernandes, put him in his car and drove him to Fawley refinery. He then went back to help Mr Vinod. |
| "But within seconds of being dropped off at the front gate, Mr Fernandes dropped down dead from heart failure brought on by the attack. | "But within seconds of being dropped off at the front gate, Mr Fernandes dropped down dead from heart failure brought on by the attack. |
| "There was evidence that some of [the defendants], prior to setting eyes on Mr Fernandes, were saying they wanted to beat up a 'Paki' - that was the sort of language being used." | "There was evidence that some of [the defendants], prior to setting eyes on Mr Fernandes, were saying they wanted to beat up a 'Paki' - that was the sort of language being used." |
| Mr Fernandes' family are struggling to come to terms with his death | Mr Fernandes' family are struggling to come to terms with his death |
| Nigel Pascoe QC, prosecuting, said the attack did not severely injure Mr Fernandes who suffered only a broken tooth, but the pleas indicated the "very serious responsibility" of the trio in the death of the sailor. | Nigel Pascoe QC, prosecuting, said the attack did not severely injure Mr Fernandes who suffered only a broken tooth, but the pleas indicated the "very serious responsibility" of the trio in the death of the sailor. |
| They had faced a murder charge, which they had denied, and the prosecution accepted the lesser count. | They had faced a murder charge, which they had denied, and the prosecution accepted the lesser count. |
| Floriano Fernandes, the sailor's father, told the BBC: "Now, since this has happened, we are now financially very run down - we have lost our breadwinner. | Floriano Fernandes, the sailor's father, told the BBC: "Now, since this has happened, we are now financially very run down - we have lost our breadwinner. |
| "Even I've been in England, so many places, but it wasn't like this before. I felt very safe, but now it seems to be very unsafe place, especially for Indians. | "Even I've been in England, so many places, but it wasn't like this before. I felt very safe, but now it seems to be very unsafe place, especially for Indians. |
| "To such a person like him it's unacceptable - he's so nice and he's not that kind of person. How somebody can kill in such a manner?" | "To such a person like him it's unacceptable - he's so nice and he's not that kind of person. How somebody can kill in such a manner?" |
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| Gregory Fernandes was the sole breadwinner in his family |