Cricket bat killing: Aleisha Dawson, accessory to murder paroled
19 May, 2021 08:08 PM
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Aleisha Cherie Dawson admitted being an accessory to the savage killing of Brent Andrew Bacon, 45. Photo / ODT
Aleisha Cherie Dawson admitted being an accessory to the savage killing of Brent Andrew Bacon, 45. Photo / ODT
Otago Daily Times
Three days after her husband was jailed for life for beating a friend to death with a cricket bat, the woman who helped him dump the body was released.
Nearly 18 months before 39-year-old John Collins was found guilty of the murder of Brent Andrew Bacon, 45, Aleisha Cherie Dawson admitted being an accessory to the savage killing.
Brutal cricket bat murderer avoids life without parole
7 May, 2021 12:09 AM
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John Kenneth Collins. Photo / Otago Daily Times
Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
A man who beat his friend to death with a cricket bat and dumped his body out of town has avoided a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
The murder of 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon on February 4, 2019, represented John Kenneth Collins second strike under the three-strikes legislation (his first came for indecent assault in 2016) but Justice Jan-Marie Doogue, before the High Court at Dunedin today, ruled a whole-of-life term would be grossly disproportionate.
The 39-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.
Dunedin cricket bat killing: Brutal murder of friend brings life in prison
7 May, 2021 07:58 PM
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Mr Bacon’s sister his only sibling Lia Bezett spoke of the pain of her loss. Video / ODT
Mr Bacon’s sister his only sibling Lia Bezett spoke of the pain of her loss. Video / ODT
Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
A life sentence for the man who beat her brother to death with a cricket bat will never heal his family s wounds, his sister says.
The murder of 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon on February 4, 2019, represented John Kenneth Collins second strike under the three-strikes legislation (his first came for indecent assault in 2016).
Dunedin cricket-bat killing: Murder accused claims self-defence, says victim wielded scissors, had look of evil
25 Feb, 2021 02:09 AM
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Brent Bacon s body was found in rural Seacliff on February 18, 2019. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
A man accused of killing his associate with a cricket bat says the victim came at him wielding a pair of scissors with a look of evil on his face.
John Kenneth Collins (39) has been charged with the murder of 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon on February 4 in 2019 and is appearing before the High Court at Dunedin.
The defendant took the rare step of opting to give evidence this morning, during which he told the jury of six men and six women he only attacked the victim because he believed his life was in danger.