John Collins, 39, was found in Rotorua more than two weeks after killing Brent Bacon. Photo / Gregor RichardsonA Dunedin man was beaten to death with a cricket bat before his body was dumped on a rural road, a court has heard. John Kenneth Collins, 39, admitted killing his friend, 45-year-old Brent Andrew Bacon, but said he did so in self-defence. Collins told officers that Bacon had been acting "paranoid" that night while at the couple's flat at 47 Lock St, in St Clair. Collins described using a cricket bat overarm "like swinging an axe" but said he did not intend to hit Bacon.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 22, 2021 18:15 UTC