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  "textContent": "\n\n\nTwo teenagers have been found guilty of killing a man who they thought was a paedophile by luring him to a beach before another teenager beat him with rocks.\n\nA girl, 16 and a 15-year-old boy were convicted of manslaughter of Alexander Cashford, 49, in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent on August 10 last year.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAnother 16-year-old male had previously pleaded guilty to a secondary charge of manslaughter.\n\nThe teenagers had been on trial at Woolwich Crown Court for the murder of Mr Cashford, but all three of them were acquitted of murder today.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Cashford was pursued and hit with rocks and a bottle before he was found lying face down in the mud.\n\n\n\n\n**_MORE TO FOLLOW..._**\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Two teenagers found guilty to killing man they thought was paedophile after luring him to beach"
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