Three teenagers sentenced for manslaughter of man on Kent beach

Three teenagers have been sentenced to between five and seven years in custody for the manslaughter of Alexander Cashford on a beach in Kent.

The sentencing took place at the Old Bailey on April 30, 2026.

The victim, 49-year-old Alexander Cashford, was lured to Leysdown-on-Sea by the teenagers after a chance encounter at an arcade.

The group believed Cashford was a paedophile and attacked him violently.

Cashford suffered more than 30 external injuries after being chased and struck with rocks and a bottle.

Despite attempts to flee, he was found lying face down in the mud.

The attack was described by the Crown Prosecution Service as a "carefully pre-planned deliberate and violent attack on someone who could not defend himself." The three teenagers, two boys aged 15 and 16 and a 16-year-old girl, were holidaying at the time.

The girl and one boy received seven-year sentences, while the younger boy was sentenced to five years.

All will serve half their sentences in custody and the remainder on licence.

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