Family reacts outside Dunedin court after cricket bat killer convicted
2 Mar, 2021 05:01 PM
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Brent Bacon s sister Lia Bezett, with her husband Sam, said the guilty verdict was a relief but did not ease their grief. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / The South Today
Brent Bacon s sister Lia Bezett, with her husband Sam, said the guilty verdict was a relief but did not ease their grief. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / The South Today
Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
A Dunedin father-of-three beaten to death with a cricket bat was a funny, intelligent, loyal soul , his family says.
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.
Cricket bat killing: John Collins self defence claim in doubt
25 Feb, 2021 06:43 PM
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John Kenneth Collins, 39, is on trial before the High Court at Dunedin accused of the murder of 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon on February 4, 2019. Photo / Gregor Richardson
Otago Daily Times
A man who killed 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, is on trial before the High Court at Dunedin accused of the murder of 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon on February 4, 2019.
The defendant took to the witness box yesterday and told the jury of six men and six women he only attacked the victim because he believed his life was in danger.