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| Youths accused of father's murder | Youths accused of father's murder |
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| A father-of-three was kicked and punched by a gang of youths before being left for dead, a court has heard. | A father-of-three was kicked and punched by a gang of youths before being left for dead, a court has heard. |
| Garry Newlove, 47, was knocked to the ground by the gang and kicked so hard that a shoe became stuck under his body, Chester Crown Court heard. | |
| The jury was told he was attacked outside his Warrington home after confronting the gang, who were making life a "misery" in the neighbourhood. | The jury was told he was attacked outside his Warrington home after confronting the gang, who were making life a "misery" in the neighbourhood. |
| Five teenagers deny murdering the sales manager in August 2007. | Five teenagers deny murdering the sales manager in August 2007. |
| Adam Swellings, 19, of Meredith Street, Crewe, and four other teenagers - two aged 17, one 16, and a 15-year-old, who cannot be named - are accused of killing the 47-year-old. | Adam Swellings, 19, of Meredith Street, Crewe, and four other teenagers - two aged 17, one 16, and a 15-year-old, who cannot be named - are accused of killing the 47-year-old. |
| The defendants are all young... but on that night they acted together as an abusive and violent gang Michael Chambers QC, prosecuting | |
| Mr Swellings has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but this was rejected by prosecutors and he will continue to be tried for murder along with the other four defendants. | |
| The father-of-three, who lived in Station Road North, Fearnhead, did not regain consciousness and died of head injuries two days after the attack on 12 August. | The father-of-three, who lived in Station Road North, Fearnhead, did not regain consciousness and died of head injuries two days after the attack on 12 August. |
| Michael Chambers QC, prosecuting, described the fatal attack as a "serious, unprovoked and unjustified assault". | |
| He added: "For some time, Garry Newlove's street in Warrington had been plagued by gangs of youths indulging in anti-social behaviour fuelled by cheap alcohol, causing a disturbance and vandalising parked cars." | |
| The jury have been told moments after the alleged incident the five teenagers in the dock fled the scene while Mr Newlove was tended to by his wife Helen, 44, and their daughters. | The jury have been told moments after the alleged incident the five teenagers in the dock fled the scene while Mr Newlove was tended to by his wife Helen, 44, and their daughters. |
| "The defendants are all young. That is also a tragedy. But on that night they acted together as an abusive and violent gang," added Mr Chambers, opening the case. | "The defendants are all young. That is also a tragedy. But on that night they acted together as an abusive and violent gang," added Mr Chambers, opening the case. |
| The trial continues. |