Lia Bezett, Brent Bacon’s sister, outside of court and supported by her husband Sam.
The grieving sister of a man killed by his friend with a cricket bat before being dumped at a rural property, has welcomed a court finding him guilty of murder.
Jurors at the High Court of Dunedin on Tuesday unanimously convicted John Collins of murdering Brent Bacon, despite him claiming he killed the father of three in self-defence.
Collins gave a brief smile as the verdict was read.
Following the decision, Bacon’s sister Lia Bezett paid tribute her brother outside the court, saying “his blood which was spilled in an unjust death had cried out to be avenged ever since”.