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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”. ....
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Dunedin cricket-bat killing: Murder accused claims self-defence, says victim wielded scissors, had look of evil 25 Feb, 2021 02:09 AM 5 minutes to read 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 5 minutes to read 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. ....
Hamish McNeilly/Stuff Inspectors Shona Low and Steve Wood address media after a homicide in Dunedin in February 2019. Collins pleaded not guilty Bacon s murder, prompting a jury trial before Judge Jan-Marie Doogue in the High Court at Dunedin. On Tuesday, the court heard from the police scene examination of the Lock St property. The police investigation also found a yellow-gripped cricket bat handle, which was separated from the bat. The bat s opposite face was heavily stained with a reddish brown colour and found in a black rubbish bag at the property. Hamish McNeilly/Stuff The scene at Lock St, St Clair, after a homicide investigation was launched into Bacon’s death. ....