Scott Hall , who suffered from Rasmussen 's Syndrome , died from a brain haemorrhage nine days after he was attacked by two teenagers . A teenager changed his Facebook status to ‘ full-time killer ’ after a disabled man he attacked later died of a brain haemorrhage . Scott Hall died 11 days after he was punched to the ground and repeatedly kicked by the 15-year-old and an accomplice of the same age in an unprovoked attack . But despite one of the attackers taking to Facebook to mock his victim – who was known to the youth ’ s family – and calling himself a killer , the pair walked free from court yesterday . They were given community orders and told to attend a rehabilitation programme . The sentence followed the Crown Prosecution Service ’ s insistence that it could not link the attack to 28-year-old Mr Hall ’ s death . His family criticised the decision not to charge the youths over the death and said ‘ the punishment should fit the crime ’ . Instead , the teenagers were taken to court to face the lesser charge of assault causing actual bodily harm . Newton Aycliffe magistrates ’ court was told that Mr Hall , who had both physical and learning difficulties , lived his final days in terror following the attack . He was confronted by the youths in Newton Hall , Durham , last July , beaten up and left unconscious . He was taken to hospital and later released . Nine days later his mother found him lying at the foot of the stairs at the family home in Framwellgate Moor , Durham . Despite being taken back to hospital and regaining consciousness , he died two days later . An inquest found that a ‘ blunt force trauma ’ led to Mr Hall ’ s death from a brain haemorrhage but said it could find no evidence the attack was directly linked . The youths , who can not be identified for legal reasons , initially denied the assault but admitted the offence at the magistrates ’ court on Wednesday . The victim ’ s sister Zoe Hall , 25 , told the court : ‘ [ The defendants ’ ] actions resulted in him being frightened for the last week of his life . He was constantly upset and couldn ’ t understand why someone would want to hurt him. ’ Thugs : Scott Hall was kicked as he lay on the ground outside Newton Hall Library ( pictured ) in Durham . Chris Atkinson , prosecuting , said Mr Hall had been trying to walk away from a verbal altercation with his attackers when he was pounced on . He said : ‘ He was punched in the face . That knocked him to the ground and witnesses describe both young men kicking him while he was on the ground. ’ Witnesses ran to Mr Hall ’ s aid before he was taken to hospital and later released . ‘ Mr Hall suffered from Rasmussen ’ s Syndrome , which affected his balance , speech and the way he walked , ’ said Mr Atkinson . ‘ His disability must have been apparent to his attackers. ’ The youths , now 16 , had no previous convictions and were said to be remorseful . Mr Hall ’ s family discovered they would not be charged with causing his death at an earlier hearing in January . At a hearing at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates ' Court ( pictured ) , both teenagers pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Hall and were given community orders . At the time his mother Carol Hall , 56 , said : ‘ I ’ m totally gutted . The punishment should fit the crime. ’ A CPS spokesman said : ‘ The coroner found no evidence to link the death of Mr Hall with an alleged assault some two weeks before. ’ The mother of the teenager who boasted of being a killer said : ‘ I don ’ t know why he attacked Scott , he has never been able to explain it . ' I knew some of Scott ’ s family quite well and it ’ s hard to describe how sorry I am . ‘ It has devastated us as a family but of course nowhere near the suffering the Hall family has experienced . ‘ They could never prove there was any link between the attack and Scott ’ s death but we all know the attack shouldn ’ t have happened . ’
Scott Hall , 28 , died from brain nine days after he was attacked . Disabled man was punched in the face and kicked as he lay on pavement . He spent haemorrhage days living in terror before sudden bleed to brain and death . Two 15-year-olds admitted attacking Mr Hall but they will not be jailed . Both were given 12-month referral orders , rehab and community service .