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| Jury out in father stoning trial | Jury out in father stoning trial |
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| A jury has retired to consider verdicts in the case of five boys accused of killing a pensioner as he played cricket with his teenage son. | A jury has retired to consider verdicts in the case of five boys accused of killing a pensioner as he played cricket with his teenage son. |
| Ernest Norton, 67, suffered a fatal heart attack after he was pelted with sticks and stones as he played cricket in Erith, Kent. | Ernest Norton, 67, suffered a fatal heart attack after he was pelted with sticks and stones as he played cricket in Erith, Kent. |
| He was struck on the head at least twice in the incident on one afternoon last February, jurors were told. | He was struck on the head at least twice in the incident on one afternoon last February, jurors were told. |
| Five boys, now aged between 12 and 14, deny manslaughter and violent disorder. | Five boys, now aged between 12 and 14, deny manslaughter and violent disorder. |
| They admit being at the scene and some of them admit throwing stones and sticks. | They admit being at the scene and some of them admit throwing stones and sticks. |
| The court was told that none of them had been in trouble with the police before. | The court was told that none of them had been in trouble with the police before. |
| The jury has been sent home for the night. |