A man accused of hacking a friend to death with a machete tells police the alleged victim was behaving in a “zombie-state” after taking an illicit drug, according to reports. The comments come as police investigate the circumstances of the killing.
Both outlets describe the same account: the accused person allegedly explains the victim’s condition to police, linking the behaviour to illicit drug use. The reporting focuses on the accused’s explanation rather than providing independent evidence of the victim’s drug use. The sources do not detail the specific drug involved, whether tests were carried out, or how the victim’s state factors into the overall allegations, including what role, if any, intent or provocation may have played.
The reports frame the “reputation” or behavioural explanation as part of the accused’s explanation to investigators, while the broader facts of the incident and the status of any forensic findings are not expanded on in the provided summaries.
