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Ian Baynham
Trial begins: Killing of Baynham was like 'Clockwork Orange'
The trial of the three teenagers accused of killing a gay man in central London last year has begun at the Old Bailey.
Ian Baynham, 62, died in hospital on October 13 2009, 18 days after he was kicked and punched to the ground while on a night out with a friend near Trafalgar Square.
Joel Alexander, 19, of Thornton Heath, Surrey, Rachel Burke, 18, of Three Oaks, East Sussex, and Ruby Thomas, 18, of Litchfield, Staffordshire, all deny manslaughter and violent disorder.
Today, the Times reported that Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, described the level of violence used in the attack as "like a scene from the film A Clockwork Orange".
Altman continued: "Mr Baynham was openly homosexual and what led to his death began with Thomas hurling homophobic abuse at him and his friend Mr Brown. She called them 'f***ing faggots'. Mr Baynham grabbed and slapped her.
"Alexander intervened and lunged at him, punching him in the face. He fell to the ground. It is certain that the force of the punch was such as to render him unconscious. His head hit the pavement and there was nothing to break his fall. The impact was so heavy that he suffered severe brain damage from which ultimately he was to die.
"However, that did not suffice. There's evidence that the females then began putting the boot into Mr Baynham as he lay unconscious on his back. He was deeply in distress from the blow. Shocked onlookers saw repeated stamping on his chest and forceful kicks to the head. He began making snoring noises, evidence of unconsciousness, and fitting on the pavement, signs of primary brain damage."
The trial continues.
