Airbnb host admits killing guest over unpaid bill

An Airbnb host in Australia has admitted manslaughter of a guest at his home near Melbourne. Jason Colton (42) denies murder, but has pleaded guilty for killing Ramis Jonuzi, who couldn’t afford to pay for his room in an Airbnb property. The incident happened over an unpaid bill worth £112. The case was handled by Victoria state Supreme Court.

Colton admits the manslaughter of Mr Jonuzi in 2017, but denies the murder. He said that he did not intended to cause any harm to Jonuzi, but just wanted him to pass out. He added that he never wanted him to be killed or seriously injured. Mr Jonuzi had been subletting a room in Melbourne from Colton, who was also a tenant in the same home.

Mr Jonuzi was a bricklayer, who had rented the room in Brighton East since he wanted an affordable and stable place to stay while he dealt with some “personal issues”, reported ‘The Age’, an Australian daily.

The room was rented to three men named Colton, landlord Craig Levy and flatmate Ryan Smart at first, for three nights, but then asked to extend his stay for a week for A$210. But at the check-out day, he had less than A$10 in his account and was therefore unable to pay.

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