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Rex Martinich

REVEALED: Murder accused bashed man while he slept court told - The Real Truth

Coskun Marius pleaded not guilty to murder on the grounds of having an abnormality of the mind. (Samantha Manchee/AAP PHOTOS)

An aspiring rapper committed a "horrendous" murder by bashing a sleeping man with a metal bar and leaving him to die over the course of 45 minutes, a court has heard.

Coskun Jaques Marius, 30, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Brisbane Supreme Court to the manslaughter of Tane Tahi Manawa, 38, at the victim's Surfers Paradise home on May 10, 2019.

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