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Canberra teen who killed 82yo Richard Cater in random attack apologises to family, begs for forgiveness
A Canberra teenager who killed an elderly man in a random and unprovoked assault has pleaded with his victim’s family for forgiveness.
Key points:
- The young man killed 82-year-old Richard Cater as he was dropped home by friends after a night out
- The Canberra teenager had taken LSD before he attacked the group
- Today he faced court, where he begged for the forgiveness of his victim’s family
The teenager, who cannot be named because he was a child at the time of the offences, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the murder of 82-year-old grandfather Richard “Dick” Cater.
Friends were dropping Mr Cater off at his north Canberra home after a night out at a restaurant in March 2019 when the teenager launched his attack.
The teenager, who was high on…
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