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Three teenagers “deliberately planned to attack” a man they branded a paedophile before he was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle, a court has heard.

A 16-year-old girl and two boys aged 15 and 16 are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for the murder of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, on August 10 last year.

Prosecutor Kate Blumgart KC told the jury that Mr Cashford met the girl by chance at an arcade in the seaside resort on August 8, giving her his phone number on a business card.

The 16-year-old boy saved it in his own phone as “pedo” (sic) and over the next two days around 75 messages were exchanged, with Mr Cashford believing he was in contact with a 16-year-old girl named Sienna.

He claimed to be 30, asked her if she liked champagne and said he wanted to kiss her, with “Sienna” then suggesting they meet at her empty parents’ home and telling him to bring alcohol, the jury heard.

The girl shouted “f****** paedophile, I’m f****** 16, get him” as she filmed the attack

• arm themselves to whatever extent is legally possible
• be willing to defend themselves to whatever extent is legally possible, even if that means using lethal force

BLueRibbon wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:45 am MAPs living in hysterical countries, who have reason to fear exposure and attack, need to :

• arm themselves to whatever extent is legally possible
• be willing to defend themselves to whatever extent is legally possible [...]