Teens who lured man to beach to kill him sentenced to between five and seven years' custody
Three teenagers were sentenced to between five and seven years in custody for the manslaughter of Alexander Cashford, a 49-year-old man they lured to a beach in Kent under false pretences and attacked with rocks and a bottle. The attack, which was recorded by one of the teens, followed a series of messages in which they falsely believed Cashford was a paedophile. The court described the killing as a senseless and brutal act, with the victims' parents calling it cruel and unnecessary.
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Teens who killed man with rocks and a bottle sentenced24 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoshua AskewSouth EastKent PoliceCashford had multiple previous convictionsThree teenagers have been sentenced for killing a man they thought was a paedophile on a Kent beach. A girl, 16, and boy, 15, were found guilty of Alexander Cashford's manslaughter in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, in August 2025. Another boy, 16, previously pleaded guilty to the same offence. The girl and the 16-year-old boy were each given seven years in custody, while the younger boy was given five years.A trial heard they lured 49-year-old Cashford to the beach after he gave the girl his number in a chance encounter at an arcade two days before.
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