Photo: ODTWARNING: graphic contentA man who beat his friend to death with a cricket bat made “quite extraordinary” changes to his story to fit the evidence, the Crown says. “Mr Collins knew full well, for anyone who saw Mr Bacon's injuries, they couldn't be explained by self-defence. Mr Smith said the changes to the defendant's story were “quite extraordinary”. While Mr Smith said the Crown did not have to prove a motive, he aired some possible reasons behind the fatal beating. “Mr Collins kept hitting Mr Bacon until the bat broke.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 01, 2021 00:00 UTC