Man's Brutal Death Over $50: Sentencing Testimony

0:00Jason Brett Dalmullen just testified at his sentencing for manslaughter in the death of 59-year-old Sidney Surfer, Guy Hames. This went down after a brutal assault in a manly apartment back in 2024, all sparked by a missing $50 note. Dalmullen accused Hames of stealing the cash, forced the smaller guy, who weighed just 49 kilograms and wasn't in good health, to strip naked, do a handstand, and even shook him upside down by the ankles. He then beat him repeatedly, causing severe head injuries that led to Hames dying in the hospital 15 days later. In court at Sidney's Downing Center, local court, the 43-year-old Dalmullen opened up about his own rough pass with family violence, which fueled lifelong battles with drugs and alcohol. He admitted pounding down about two liters of booze a day back then, so blacked out he barely remembers arriving at the apartment. In cross-examination, he owned up to humiliating Hames on purpose and showing total disregard

1:01by not calling an ambulance afterward. He stressed deeper morse, saying he owed it to the family to speak out a sentencing neared. The judge delayed things last week for this testimony, and the case picks back up soon, leaving everyone waiting on the final call in this tragic mess. Over pocket change. This has been Sidney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.