A balaclava-clad boy slapped a pensioner in the face out of “instinct” after the elderly man grabbed his shoe and then pushed him to the ground to defend his friend, a murder trial has been told.
Jurors heard that the 15-year-old boy agreed he had anger issues but did not want to hurt 80-year-old Bhim Kohli after they had a “tussle” over his slider and the boy “hit him for no reason”.
