A MAN was “chased and attacked” by three teens before he was murdered on a beach, a court heard today.
Alexander Cashford, 49, suffered multiple injuries during the horror in Isle of Sheppey, Kent, on Sunday night.
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A 16-year-old girl and two boys aged 14 and 15, have been charged with murder by joint enterprise.
The trio, who legally cannot be named, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court today as their families watched from the public gallery.
The court was told the attack allegedly involved a glass bottle and rocks being thrown.
Alexander’s cause of death is currently inconclusive as he seems to have suffered a “medical episode such as a cardiac arrest”
The prosecutor said this “could have been brought on by being chased and attacked”.
Alexander was discovered with bruising to his “lower ribs and stomach” along with an injury to his head.
Some locals who witnesses the “violent assault” tried to provide CPR, the court was told.
The girl and two boys, who are believed to have been on holiday at the time, spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses.
No pleas were entered but a provisional trial date was set for January 13 next year.
The teens were remanded into youth detention accommodation ahead of a hearing on November 6.
A 12-year-old girl, arrested on August 12 in Basildon in connection with the alleged attack, has been bailed.
It comes after court documents revealed Alexander pleaded guilty to stalking involving serious harm or distress on March 17 this year.
He followed a woman home from work and approached her front door in the early hours of the morning.
The stalker returned seven minutes later and posted a letter and chocolate bar through her door.
Alexander was handed a one-month curfew and was fitted with a tag, which was due to remain on until September 16.
He was also hit with a restraining order blocking contact with the victim and was told to stay away from her street and the Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre in Gillingham.
Police were scrambled to the Warden Bay Road area of Leysdown-on-Sea shortly after 7pm on Sunday following reports of an “altercation”.
Witnesses in Leysdown-on-Sea claimed the man was “hit with stones and rocks” before he died.
Anthony West, site manager at Jimmy G’s Amusements, said the teens were then arrested in the arcade near the seafront.
Detectives are continuing to appeal for any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police to come forward.
Anyone with information has been asked to call Kent Police on 01622 690690 quoting 10-1384.
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