The court heard Mr Bacon would regularly visit the couple but on February 4, 2019 things changed. “Mr Collins kept hitting Mr Bacon until the bat broke. After killing Mr Bacon, Collins and Dawson bundled his body into a sleeping bag, loaded it into the dead man's Toyota people mover and quickly fled north. “Mr Collins knew full well, anyone who saw Mr Bacon's injuries would know they couldn't be explained by self-defence. Mr Bacon was hit in the head while he was sitting on a couch and ended up on the floor.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 02, 2021 00:56 UTC