Photo: Gerard O'BrienA woman has tearfully pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the death of a Dunedin man. Other charges and the factual basis behind them were suppressed by Justice Gerald Nation in light of the fact co-accused 37-year-old John Kenneth Collins had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Bacon. When the summary of facts was read in court, Dawson covered her face with her t-shirt and cried. She had a “very difficult past”, he said, and exploration of that might lead to a discount in her final sentence. Justice Nation ordered the report but told the defendant not to assume it would make a difference to his sentencing on November 27.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 30, 2019 21:00 UTC