Grandmother bludgeoned, set alight after refusing to bake cake for alleged killer, court told
The court heard her alleged killer Brian Barnes, 68, developed a desire to kill following a dispute over plumbing works at a volunteer-run public swimming pool at Quambatook, about 300 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
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Grandmother bludgeoned, set alight after refusing to bake cake for alleged killer, court told
The court heard her alleged killer Brian Barnes, 68, developed a desire to kill following a dispute over plumbing works at a volunteer-run public swimming pool at Quambatook, about 300 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
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