This is the shocking moment three teenage girls beat a 75-year-old man to death in a vicious street attack that was filmed on a mobile phone.
Never seen before CCTV footage shows the youths, aged 15, 16, and 17, pushing, shoving, and kicking Fredi Rivero by a bus stop in Islington, north London.
The oldest girl was also seen to punch the victim in the head causing him to fall backwards onto the pavement.
Mr Rivero, who had just got off a bus, suffered a severe head injury and went into cardiac arrest during the unprovoked attack on February 27 this year.
The Bolivian national was taken to the Royal London Hospital where he died in the early hours of February 28.
The three girls, who were seen staggering around with a vodka bottle, were arrested shortly after the attack.
Police later discovered that one of them had filmed the horrific assault on her mobile phone.
In the footage the 17-year-old can be heard shouting: ‘I don’t care’ and ‘why are you chatting to little girls bruv’. She then said: ‘Hit me I f***** dare you.’
Bystanders said the girls began telling them Mr Rivero had been harassing them but he did not appear to have done anything.
Never seen before CCTV footage shows the youths, aged 15, 16, and 17, pushing, shoving, and kicking Fredi Rivero by a bus stop in Islington, north London
Mr Rivero (above) was near a bus stop in Islington, north London, on February 27, when the teenagers got off a bus and surrounded him
The oldest girl was also seen to punch the victim in the head causing him to fall backwards onto the pavement
On Thursday, the teens, who cannot be identified because of their ages, appeared at the Old Bailey before Judge Judy Khan KC.
The girls, who attended via video link, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Judge Khan ordered reports and remanded the defendants into custody to be sentenced on September 5.
Previously, police have said Mr Rivero was a ‘much-loved father’ whose family were ‘devastated by his death’.
Mr Rivero’s daughter, ex-wife and cousins attended court for the hearing on Thursday.
Detective Inspector Devan Taylor, Specialist Crime said:’Mr Rivero was a much-loved family man who died in a truly tragic incident.
‘I know how much his death has impacted those close to him and the wider community.
‘I would like to offer my heart-felt sympathy to Mr Rivero’s family for their loss and express my admiration for the dignity they have shown throughout the investigation.
CCTV pictures show pensioner Fredi Rivero before he was fatally attacked in the Islington area of north London at around 11.35pm on February 27
Mr Rivero was attacked in the Islington area of north London (pictured) at around 11.35pm on February 27
‘I also wish to thank the members of public who went to Mr Rivero’s aid as he lay injured.
‘The young defendants have now accepted they were responsible for the killing of Mr Rivero, in what was a senseless and completely out of the blue attack on a lone elderly man.
‘The age of the defendants adds to the devastating nature of this incident and they will now have to deal with the enormity of their actions.’
