Three teenagers who murdered a homeless man in Liverpool for a dare have been given custodial sentences.
Liverpool Crown Court heard Kevin Bennett, 53, was attacked as he slept outside a supermarket on 17 August.
He suffered a fractured eye socket, a collapsed lung and a broken ribcage and died in hospital six days later.
Brothers Connor and Brandon Doran, aged 17 and 14, and Simon Evans, 14, were told they would be detained until the home secretary approved their release.
Mother jailed
Passing sentence, Judge Clement Goldstone QC, the Recorder of Liverpool, said: "I think it is a desperately sad reflection on this society that each of you was party to serious violence purely for the sake of it."
Connor Doran, labelled the "leader of the pack" by the judge, was sentenced to a minimum of 12 years.
Evans was ordered to serve at least eight years and Brandon Doran received six years for acting as lookout during the attack.
The three boys, who all denied murder, were found guilty in February following a four-week trial.
The Doran brothers' mother, Linda Doran, 42, was jailed for 30 months after being convicted by the jury of perverting the course of justice by providing false alibis for her sons.
Her eldest son, Ryan, 23, was convicted of murder and jailed for life in October after he attacked a stranger with a bottle in a chip shop.
Another of her sons, Jordan, 21, was jailed for six months in February for contempt of court after using a mobile phone to capture images of the courtroom during the trial of his brothers and mother.
The judge described Linda Doran as a "pathetic and tragic character".
'I booted him'
He said: "You have another son who is serving life for murder. There are not many parents who have that sort of personal agony to bear.
"But then again, not that many mothers would have shown themselves to be either so unwilling or unable to shoulder the responsibility of motherhood as you have."
The court had heard Mr Bennett had been in a pub from 11:00 BST on 16 August and had consumed up to 12 cans of lager.
He left at about midnight with a bag containing cans of beer and slept rough behind an Iceland store on County Road, Walton. He was attacked at about 05:30 BST the following morning.
The jury was told Connor Doran had goaded Evans by saying: "I bet you haven't got it in you to do him in."
Evans later told his friend: "I started kicking him, I booted him and now he's dead."
Brandon Doran stood lookout as the attack took place, the prosecution said.
Mr Bennett was described as "vulnerable" and a "heavy drinker" by the prosecution.
He died in hospital from blood poisoning after an infection set in, causing organ failure, a post-mortem examination found.
Speaking after the sentencing hearing, Det Insp Cheryl Rhodes, who led the investigation, said: "The defendants went out looking for trouble that night and CCTV shows them roaming the empty streets in the early hours of the morning.
"The suffering Kevin endured before his death and the pain and heartbreak inflicted on his family can never be taken back, but I hope that the conviction and sentencing of these young men brings them a sense of closure and justice."
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Three teenage boys who beat a homeless man to death for dare have been told they will be locked up until the Home Secretary approves their release.
Brothers Connor Doran, 17, and Brandon Doran, 14, and friend Simon Evans, also 14, launched an unprovoked attack on 53-year-old Kevin Bennett as he slept rough outside a Liverpool supermarket.
Moments before the vicious assault, "leader of the pack" Connor goaded Evans by saying: "I bet you haven't got it in you to do him in."
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Evans later told his friend: "I started kicking him, I booted him and now he's dead."
Brandon Doran stood look-out as the attack took place, the prosecution said.
The three boys, who all denied murder, were found guilty on February 26 following a four-week trial.
Passing sentence, Judge Clement Goldstone QC, the Recorder of Liverpool, said: "I think it is a desperately sad reflection on this society that each of you was party to serious violence purely for the sake of it."
Connor Doran, labelled the "leader of the pack" by the Recorder was sentenced to a minimum 12 years, Evans was ordered to serve at least eight years and Brandon Doran received six years for acting as look-out during the attack.
The Doran brothers' mother, Linda Doran, 42, was jailed for 30 months after being convicted by the trial jury of perverting the course of public justice by providing false alibis for her sons.
Her eldest son, Ryan, 23, was convicted of murder and jailed for life last October after he attacked a complete stranger with a bottle in a takeaway.
The judge told the mother: "You have another son who is serving life for murder. There are not many parents who have that sort of personal agony to bear.
"But then again not that many mothers would have shown themselves to be either so unwilling or unable to shoulder the responsibility of motherhood as you have."
During her own trial, Linda's second son, Jordan, 21, was held in contempt of court by Recorder Goldstone after being caught using a mobile phone to take photographs in the courtroom.
Mr Bennett died in hospital six days after the beating in the early hours of August 17 last year.
The victim, described as "vulnerable" and a "heavy drinker" by the prosecution, suffered a fractured eye socket, a collapsed lung and a broken ribcage which detached from his chest.
He died in hospital from blood poisoning after an infection set in, causing his organs to fail, a post-mortem examination found.
The three boys were responsible for a "group attack", prosecutor Alan Conrad QC, told the jury.
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