Thursday 18 August 2022 01:43 AM How a psychotic woman struck her friend 250 times before killing him in Maleny, ... trends now
A woman who was convinced her elderly friend was a paedophile brutally assaulted the man for days trying to make him confess.
Colin Hastie, 63, died in April 2019 following a sustained assault by Danielle Sheryl Erica Beutel in which she struck him almost 250 times.
Audio of 13 'interrogations' of Mr Hastie were found on Beutel's phone after her arrest.
Suffering a psychotic illness exacerbated by substance abuse, Beutel can be heard making delusional claims amid Mr Hastie's screams, Brisbane Supreme Court heard.
Colin Hastie (pictured) was beaten to death over six days by Danielle Sheryl Erica Beutel, a court heard - his injuries were consistent with being struck by a broomstick and a metal rod
She not only believed Mr Hastie was involved in a paedophile ring but was also part of a DNA experiment, accusing him of stealing 16 fetuses from her to create a 'superior race'.
Beutel, now 43, also claimed Mr Hastie had injected her with the SARS virus as well as mercury.
The court heard witnesses had seen Beutel behaving erratically, repeatedly punching Mr Hastie and accusing him of being a pedophile up to six days before his death at Maleny in the Sunshine Coast hinterland north of Brisbane.
One witness said Beutel had described Mr Hastie
