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Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook John Collins was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Brent Bacon, when he appeared in the Dunedin High Court this morning. Collins killed the 45-year-old father-of-three late on 4 February 2019 at the state housing unit of Collins wife in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair. The 39-year-old beat Bacon with such ferocity he broke the cricket bat in two. Collins, along with his wife Aleisha Dawson, wrapped Bacon s body in a sleeping bag and put it into his car. Collins and Dawson then disposed of Bacons s body near Waitati, north of Dunedin, before fleeing to the North Island in the victim s car. ....
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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. ....