Ruby Thomas and Rachael Burke

Two teenage schoolgirls killed a gay man because of his sexuality in a scene reminiscent of the film A Clockwork Orange, a court heard yesterday.
Ruby Thomas and Rachael Burke were just 17 when they and friend Joel Alexander, then 18, attacked civil servant Ian Baynham in Trafalgar Square after an alcohol-fuelled night out.
They hurled homophobic abuse as the openly gay 62-year-old walked past them with his partner, the Old Bailey was told.
As he confronted them, Mr Baynham was knocked unconscious by one blow to the head from Alexander, falling to the ground and suffering a severe brain injury.
Joel Alexander
The girls then stamped on his chest and head as he lay helpless on the blood-spattered pavement, the court was told.
He died in hospital three weeks later.
Mr Baynham, who was enjoying an evening out to celebrate getting a new job on September 25 last year, was a 'defenceless' victim, the jury heard.
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