Man Wrongfully Accused Of Murdering Home Intruder Lurking In His Child’s Room | 60 Minutes Australia

In 2016, Newcastle chef Ben Batterham found a burglar, armed and high on drugs, lurking in his baby’s bedroom. He saw red, and pursued the intruder out of his house and down the street. There was a violent struggle as Ben attempted a citizen’s arrest. Moments later the burglar suffered a heart attack and died. Ben Batterham found himself arrested and charged with murder. And in 2019, a jury found Ben not guilty of the 2016 murder and manslaughter of home intruder Richard Slater.

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