A judge has expressed disbelief that a man could beat his defenceless father to death with a baseball bat and then claim it was an act of self-defence.
During a pre-sentence hearing, Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Tinney condemned Aaron Bernath’s account as “preposterous
In May, 37-year-old Bernath was found guilty of murdering his father, George Bernath, at their Maddingley home, west of Melbourne, on January 11, 2024.