Cricket bat killing: Jury told of gruesome scene
23 Feb, 2021 06:24 PM
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John Collins, 39, was found in Rotorua more than two weeks after killing Brent Bacon. Photo / Gregor Richardson
John Collins, 39, was found in Rotorua more than two weeks after killing Brent Bacon. Photo / Gregor Richardson
Otago Daily Times
The home where a Dunedin man was bludgeoned to death was sprayed with blood and pieces of flesh, a court has heard.
The jury at the trial of 39-year-old John Kenneth Collins charged with the murder of Brent Andrew Bacon (45) was shown an array of photos in the High Court at Dunedin yesterday as witnesses detailed the state of the scene at the St Clair unit.
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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.
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The scene at Lock St, St Clair, after a homicide investigation was launched into Bacon’s death.
Dunedin cricket bat killing: Sister thought slain brother was on bender
22 Feb, 2021 04:02 AM
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Brent Bacon s body was found in rural Seacliff on February 18, 2019. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
When a Dunedin man went missing, his sister thought the worst case scenario was that he was on a bender with mates.
The truth was far more sinister.
Brent Andrew Bacon s battered body had been crammed by those friends into a sleeping bag and dumped beside a tree by the side of the road in Seacliff where it remained for two weeks.
John Kenneth Collins (39) is on trial before the High Court at Dunedin accused of the murder of the 45-year-old.
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