The manMurders always make headlines, but Ms Bezett knew the case would not be one that gripped the nation. Sharp, funny, pragmatic and with an iron will, Mr Bacon is lucky to have her in his corner. Their parents had split when they were young — a broken home, ‘‘but there was nothing broken about it’’, Ms Bezett said. Mr Bacon developed a love of the ocean, a sense of freedom that did not always gel with being confined to the classroom. He was the fun-loving, joking, play-fighting uncle; practical jokes, get up to mischief, rough and tumble,’’ Ms Bezett said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 14, 2021 20:15 UTC