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MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 A man admitted in an Australian court on Monday that he choked an Airbnb guest to death over an unpaid 210 Australian dollar ($149) bill.<\/p>\n
Jason Colton pleaded not guilty to murder in the Victoria state Supreme Court but admitted to manslaughter in Ramis Jonuzi\u2019s death in 2017.<\/p>\n
Colton would face a possible life sentence if a jury convicts him of murder. He would face up to 20 years in prison if the jury accepts the death was manslaughter.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors told the jury that Colton knew his actions were likely to kill or seriously injure Jonuzi.<\/p>\n
Jonuzi had been subletting a room in a Melbourne home from Colton, who was also a tenant.<\/p>\n
Jonuzi first rented the room for three nights on Airbnb, but agreed to stay another week for AU$210.<\/p>\n
But when the week was up and the rent wasn\u2019t paid, Colton threw Jonuzi against a wall, choked him with his forearm and punched him unconscious, prosecutor Mark Gibson told the jury.<\/p>\n
Colton also forced Jonuzi to show that he had less than AU$10 in his bank account.<\/p>\n
Gibson said Colton choked or compressed Jonuzi\u2019s neck to prevent him from breathing.<\/p>\n
Colton told police he only wanted to subdue Jonuzi so he would pass out.<\/p>\n
The trial continues on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n