A judge on Thursday denied the "stand your ground" claim by two teens accused of beating a boy to death in Winter Park.

According to the judge in the case, evidence showed that 15-year-old Roger Trindade didn't pose a threat to the boys when he was beaten and killed in October 2016.

Spectrum News 13 is not naming the teens because of its crime guidelines.

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Police and witnesses said Trindade, a native of Brazil and a Winter Park High School student, was with friends near Central Park in mid-October when someone sprayed something in Trindade's face.

When he went to confront them, he was beaten, kicked and punched. He died from his injuries at a hospital two days later. Three boys were charged in Trindade's death. Two faced manslaughter charges and a third pleaded no contest to witness tampering.

Spectrum News 13 Reporter Bailey Myers said an attorney for the two boys tried to argue they were standing their ground the night that the fight broke out.

One of the accused took the stand Thursday, claiming he was called to help a friend who thought he was about to be jumped by Trindade and that Trindade put up his fists to fight him.

"They tried to change everything and say that Roger was a fighter. Roger never did anything like this." - Adriana Trindade, Roger Trindade's mother

His defense claimed that's when he punched Trindade -- because he was afraid.

Trindade's mother says her son wasn't a fighter and the stories from the young men accused of killing her son keep changing.

"They tried to change everything and say that Roger was a fighter. Roger never did anything like this," said Adriana Trindade.

Florida's "stand your ground law" says a person does not have to first try to retreat before resorting to deadly force when they are faced with great harm. If the stand your ground defense had been approved, the charges could have been dropped.

Instead, the case moves to trial in November.

Trindade’s family and friends are planning a vigil Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Park in Winter Park.