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Three men have been jailed for kicking a teenager to death over a row when he bumped into them in the street.

Ian Page, 19, was killed on the Edgware Road, north London, in November last year, following a night out with friends.

Andre Campbell, 24, his half-brother Lloyd Henry, 20, and Jermaine Yateman, 19, were convicted over his killing at the Old Bailey.

Campbell and Yateman were both found guilty of murder, and jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years.

Henry, who was convicted of manslaughter, was sentenced to eight years. Both he and Yateman were sent to young offender institutions.

They were part of a gang, captured on security camera footage, that dragged Mr Page to the floor then kicked him as he lay motionless beneath them.

Judge Brian Barker, the Common Serjeant of London, said: "What we have seen on that CCTV is chilling and it is scary.

"It is totally unacceptable and the public have every right to be concerned about the increase in this sort of violence.

"This was selfish thoughtless, group violence. It was deliberately continued when there was no possible danger. It was unwarranted and it led to catastrophe."

The judge told all three men: "This is a tragic case for all concerned. After an inoffensive evening of enjoyment with his friends Ian Page, 19, died a sudden, brutal and totally unnecessary death at your hands.

"The spark that cause the flare-up was we never properly identified but on any view it was pretty inconsequential."

After some "shouting and posturing", Campbell went off to a kebab shop to get help from his brother and friends.

The gang returned to where Mr Page was, isolating him in a corner and chasing off his friends before dragging him off and kicking him until he was unable to get up.

As his assailants fled they each laid a final kick into his prone body, before Yateman returned to rob him of his gold bracelet and attacked him again.

Mr Page suffered severe brain damage and died four days later in hospital.

Yateman, of Colindale, north London, smirked in the dock as the victim's father Kenny Page read out a victim impact statement, telling how he had gone "through hell" over his son's death.

Lorraine Beasley, Ian Page's mother, described how he "loved life" and "had time for everybody".

"When my son's life was taken, part of my own life was taken as well," she said.

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