Murder accused beekeeper ‘pinned under honey tub’

AN AUSTRALIAN man accused of murdering a fellow beekeeper so he could steal his honey was nabbed after one of the stolen tubs fell on him, a court has heard.

Donald Robert Alcock, 34, is facing trial for shooting Anthony Ross Knight in the back as the beekeeper slept at his home at Woodford, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, in May 2007.

Alcock has pleaded not guilty.