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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
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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.
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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.