A 12-year-old boy is one of four boys who have been charged with the murder of a man in Aston-under-Lyne.
The youths are accused of attacking, named locally as Bradley Moore, in Warrington Street in the city centre on Wednesday evening.
They are due to appear at Oldham Magistrates Court on Monday.
The other boys charged include a 17-year-old and two 16-year-olds.
Police were called to the scene shortly before 10:50pm and found the man in the street with serious injuries. He was taken to hospital but died a few hours later.
Floral tributes have been left to the father-of-four at the scene by his friends and family, the Manchester Evening News reported.
A handwritten note left believed have been left by his younger children said: "Dad I will miss you".
A tribute to him on social media said: “He was a very, very clever lad extremely clever, he was caring and compassionate, he would give you his last penny if ever he had one.”
