Pensioner beaten, strangled, autopsy finds

Crime

June 18, 2025

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Pensioner Peter Banfield was strangled and beaten to death, a post-mortem has found.

The post-mortem done on Banfield, 75, on Monday found that he died as a result of strangulation and multiple blunt force trauma.

A 44-year-old mentally challenged relative of Banfield has been detained since the incident on Thursday night.

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