A Dunedin teenager who killed his mother with a dumbbell has pleaded guilty to murder
A Dunedin teenager who killed his mother with a dumbbell has pleaded guilty to murder
9 May 2023
The ODT reports the defendant - who turned 18 just days before the crime - has appeared before the High Court in Dunedin this morning.
Court documents state in January, the teen hit his mother with a 10kg dumbbell as she lay in bed.
An autopsy found 15 separate lacerations and extensive facial fractures.
The teen's been remanded in custody and will be sentenced in August.
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