Man wrongly labelled a paedophile stabbed to death by 'teenage vigilantes'

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A 15-year-old girl convinced a gang of "teenage vigilantes" to lure and kill a lorry driver on the mistaken belief he was a paedophile, a court has heard. Darren Kelly was stabbed to death near his home in Pitsea, Essex, last October. Prosecutors said there is no evidence the 42-year-old was a paedophile with detectives finding online conversations where it was suggested he was looking for a partner aged over 45.

source: Article < Darren Kelly: Man wrongly labelled a paedophile stabbed to death by 'teenage vigilantes' > by Matt Payton; www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/lorry-driver-darren-kelly-murdered-by-vigilante-teens-who-wrongly-thought-he-was-a-paedophile-who-a6981756.html; The Independent; 13 April 2016