FOUR boys have been jailed the manslaughter of Mandurah man Tauri Litchfield.
One of the boys was sentenced to five and a half years and was described as the main instigator of the attack.
Two of the boys were sentenced to four and a half years in detention, backdated to April 8, 2013 when they entered custody.
A fourth boy was sentenced to four and a half years in detention, backdated to March 27, 2013.
All of the boys will have to serve half their sentence before becoming eligible for a supervised release.
The boys were convicted last month but were made to wait until today to learn their fate in the Perth District Court.
Mr Litchfield's family members were in the courtroom to hear the judgement.
Full story on the sentencing to come.
Mr Litchfield died after being attacked on March 17, 2013 as he walked home from the City centre after Crab Fest and St Patrick’s Day festivities.
Originally charged with murder, the boys whose ages range from 14 to 17, have been in custody for close to a year.
The boys were part of a group of youths, some of whom set upon Mr Litchfield and following an attempted pick-pocketing, assault and chase by the group, Mr Litchfield fell from a carpark wall.
The 28-year-old sailmaker died later in hospital.
Six boys were initially charged with his murder.
One had his case thrown out during a month-long trial in the Perth District Court and another was found not guilty of any offence.
