00:02A relationship marked by animosity, fear and hate is what prosecutors alleged drove Beau
00:08Sebastian DeSimone to murder his mother. It's alleged 62-year-old Linda Simon's body was found
00:15in the woodshed behind her house after her son repeatedly hit her over the head with a wooden
00:20axe handle. The court heard police attended the Cravers West house after Ms Simon's friend
00:26reported not hearing from her for more than a week. Prosecutor Coslessis said Mr DeSimone was
00:32getting up from bed when he told police that his mother was in the woodshed. When police asked why
00:38Mr DeSimone responded because she's a piece of s**t. The prosecutor added that after he was arrested
00:45Mr DeSimone told his mother's friend that Linda was a terrible person you don't know her how I did.
00:52The court heard the two would argue over money and Ms Simon was worried about her son's use of
00:57methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. It also heard that police were called to the property several
01:03times between April 2020 and February 2022. The prosecutor said it will be their case that the
01:10alleged murder did not happen out of the blue and that in hindsight it didn't happen entirely as a
01:16surprise. The 40 year old today pleaded guilty to manslaughter but the prosecution didn't accept
01:22that and claimed the nature of the attack proved Mr DeSimone had the intention to kill his mother
01:29and therefore should stand trial for murder. The trial by judge alone continues.
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