The last image of a 75-year-old man allegedly killed by three teenage girls has been released.
Fredi Rivero was captured on CCTV before he was surrounded and attacked on Seven Sisters Toad, Holloway, on Thursday.
The Bolivian national died in hospital the next day.
Three teenage girls, aged 14, 16 and 17, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm before the man’s death, but have now been charged with manslaughter.
A friend of Mr Rivero described him as a ‘true gentleman’ who was much loved in his north London community.
She told Metro he was always smartly turned out and had a ‘big brain, like someone who you want on your quiz side’.
he added: ‘We are devastated. He would be in the pub with his group of friends, all South Americans. He was a humble man, low key but very knowledgeable. They would he talking about world affairs or geography, not just chit chat.
‘He loved sport and came across as very wide. Just like a reliable grandad who you would listen to when he spoke because of his life experience. He was a true gentleman.
Mr Rivero was a regular in his local pub the Hercules where he was a popular face.’
A pubgoer told Metro: ‘He was a great bloke, we are deeply shocked. ‘He was never drunk and just enjoyed the company. God rest his soul.’
The girls, who cannot be named because of their age, appeared at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Monday.
Mr Rivero was standing near a bus stop when the defendants got off a bus before and surrounded him, the court heard.
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The defendants walked away but returned and the victim was then pushed and shoved, and at one point kicked and punched, the court heard.
One of the teenagers recorded the incident on her mobile phone, the prosecution added.
The alleged victim then fell over.
Superintendent Annmarie Cowley, a senior officer responsible for policing Islington, said at the time of the attack: ‘I know this death will cause shock and very real concern in Holloway and the wider Islington area.
‘I share those concerns, and I want to assure local people that a thorough police investigation is under way.’
Chair of the bench Alexia Fetherstonhaugh remanded the defendants into youth detention accommodation and told them they will appear at the Old Bailey on March 31.
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