Witnesses described how the former South Wirral high school pupil was punched and kicked repeatedly and was unable to defend himself when was set upon in the stadium 's outer fields .
The former South Wirral high school pupil was born in Johannesburg but grew up in Birkenhead .
Witnesses described how the former South Wirral high school pupil , who was born in Johannesburg but grew up in Birkenhead , was punched and kicked repeatedly and was unable to defend himself when was set upon in the stadium 's outer fields .