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Mathew Flame found guilty of manslaughter over bashing death of Angry Anderson’s son Liam
A Sydney man who fatally bashed Rose Tattoo rocker Angry Anderson’s son while high on ecstasy has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.
Key points:
- It was not disputed that Mathew Flame killed Liam Anderson
- However, his defence team argued he was not responsible due to his schizophrenia
- Outside court, Liam Anderson’s mother Lindy said “no one’s winning out of this”
Mathew Flame, now 22, told police he “lost his mind” and was possessed by “some form of entity” after partying in Darlinghurst with his close friend Liam Anderson in November 2018.
During a trial in the NSW Supreme Court, jurors heard he took up to 10 MDMA pills that night — in addition to drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis — before they ended up alone…
