By Australian Associated Press
Supreme court jury accepted the apprentice chef’s claim he was making a citizen’s arrest of Ricky Slater
A man has been found not guilty of murdering a burglar and convicted rapist he found inside his Newcastle home.
On Wednesday a Newcastle supreme court jury accepted Benjamin Batterham’s claim that he was making a citizen’s arrest in March 2016 when he chased Ricky Slater, tackled him, put him in a chokehold and repeatedly punched him in the head until police arrived.
Source: Benjamin Batterham found not guilty of murdering intruder in his Newcastle home
Category: Crime – Australia, Newcastle and the Hunter, New South Wales, Australia news
