Deranged man bashed retired cop to death with a claw hammer
09:58 EDT, 18 January 2021 Having already killed his grandmother and led police on two dangerous pursuits, Murray Deakin snarled when a retired police officer approached him on a country NSW road. 'Follow the code... you have to follow the code,' the expressionless 20-year-old told Michael 'Mick' Horne in June 2018. He sighed when Mr Horne asked for his name and pulled a claw hammer from his backpack, striking the fleeing 54-year-old in the back of the head. Melanie Horne witnessed her husband's final moments before Deakin ordered her out of the couple's ute and drove away. Murray Deakin sn...
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