Cricket bat killing: Dunedin murder victim Brent Bacon loved, missed
12 Mar, 2021 07:46 PM
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Brent Bacon and Lia Bezett on her wedding day. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
Brent Bacon came to Dunedin for a fresh start in 2018, a move that brought him closer to family and gave his life stability. But within months he was dead, beaten to death with a cricket bat. Rob Kidd looks at how the tragedy unfolded and speaks to a family left clutching the memories of a larger-than-life personality.
After John Collins was found guilty of murdering Brent Bacon, he bustled downstairs from the courtroom, refusing to look his betrayal in the face.