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Brutal cricket bat murderer avoids life without parole 7 May, 2021 12:09 AM 2 minutes to read John Kenneth Collins. Photo / Otago Daily Times Otago Daily Times By: Rob Kidd A man who beat his friend to death with a cricket bat and dumped his body out of town has avoided a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. The murder of 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon on February 4, 2019, represented John Kenneth Collins second strike under the three-strikes legislation (his first came for indecent assault in 2016) but Justice Jan-Marie Doogue, before the High Court at Dunedin today, ruled a whole-of-life term would be grossly disproportionate. The 39-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years. ....
Dunedin cricket bat killing: Brutal murder of friend brings life in prison 7 May, 2021 07:58 PM 4 minutes to read Mr Bacon’s sister his only sibling Lia Bezett spoke of the pain of her loss. Video / ODT Mr Bacon’s sister his only sibling Lia Bezett spoke of the pain of her loss. Video / ODT Otago Daily Times By: Rob Kidd A life sentence for the man who beat her brother to death with a cricket bat will never heal his family s wounds, his sister says. The murder of 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon on February 4, 2019, represented John Kenneth Collins second strike under the three-strikes legislation (his first came for indecent assault in 2016). ....