David Askew "tormented to death"

Here is a link to a story in The Guardian about David Askew, a 64-year-old man from the UK identified as having "learning difficulties", who has been found dead.  Neighbors report that on an ongoing basis, with younger kids joining in as they got old enough, people who were "about 18 or 19 years old" would bother him.  He would either yell at them or give them money and cigarettes to go away.  Adults in the area gave up on calling the police because it was ineffectual.