{"id":3501,"date":"2008-11-20T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T15:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2008\/11\/20\/teen-killers-jailed-for-killing-man-for-fun\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T11:23:25","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T11:23:25","slug":"teen-killers-jailed-for-killing-man-for-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2008\/11\/20\/teen-killers-jailed-for-killing-man-for-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen killers jailed for killing man for \u2018fun\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Victims family speak of \u2018unimaginable\u2019 loss<\/h3>\n
\"\"THE FAMILY of a father-of-three who was viciously attacked and killed a year ago have spoken of their pain as two teenagers were locked up for life for his murder today.<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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28-year-old Asaf Mahmood Ahmed was set upon and brutally attacked by 18-year-old Jason Bolton and 16-year-old Andrew Smith in Bolton last December. <\/div>\n

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Mr Ahmed, a father-of-three, was beaten for \u2018fun\u2019, Mr Justice MacDuff told Manchester Crown Court.<\/div>\n

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He sentenced Smith to 13 years\u2019 detention while Bolton will have to serve at least 17 years before being eligible to apply for parole.<\/div>\n

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Mr Ahmed\u2019s family spoke today of their loss, saying he was a \u201cquiet, private man who would not harm anyone\u201d.<\/div>\n

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A statement released by the family said: \u201c”He was a good son, brother, husband and father to his three children. We are not a family without him: something is missing. \u201cAsaf’s three children will grow up without a father, his two sons without a role model in their lives.

\n“We have to learn to live without Asaf as the head of the family. We will miss him every day of our lives.”<\/div>\n

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Manchester Crown Court heard how the teenagers set upon Mr Ahmed moments after he left a family party to go to the shops on 21 December. <\/div>\n

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The pair had been drinking heavily and had earlier attacked another man who escaped. <\/div>\n

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Witnesses told the court they saw Bolton and Smith kicking, punching and stamping on Mr Ahmed as he lay on the floor. <\/div>\n

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Bolton was seen kicking Asaf in the head and jumping on his head, while the younger boy beat him about the head and torso, the court was told. <\/div>\n

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Witnesses also said they heard the pair shouting racial obscenities at Mr Ahmed. <\/div>\n

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Shortly after the two killers left the scene, Bolton returned where he continued the attack on Mr Ahmed before fleeing for a second time.<\/div>\n

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By the time police arrived at the scene Mr Ahmed was already dead. <\/div>\n

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Tests showed he had died from an acute asthma attack as a result of the trauma brought on in the assault. <\/div>\n

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When police arrested Smith they found a chilling video clip on his phone made an hour after he had attacked Mr Ahmed. <\/div>\n

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Turning to the phone he is heard to say \u2018eyes of a killer\u2019.<\/div>\n

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Mr Justice MacDuff said the attacks were “callous, unprovoked and lacking in humanity”, and that the two teenagers had shown no remorse. <\/div>\n

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