<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of two men accused of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/murder" rel="" target="" title="murdering"><span>murdering</span></a><span> a fellow prisoner has told a magistrate he killed the victim because he was a child sex offender.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shannon Daniel Norgate, 28, was found unresponsive with significant injuries from an </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/assault" rel="" target="" title="assault"><span>assault</span></a><span> at Maryborough Correctional Centre, north of Queensland's Sunshine Coast, on November 26.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He died in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/hospitals" rel="" target="" title="hospital"><span>hospital</span></a><span> on December 1.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/adasyn-wood-savin-tasmania-quad-bike-crash-death/48c0f10f-68e9-4cae-96c3-fdbaab438f6c" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Tributes for 'beautiful' 16-year-old killed in quad bike crash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/convicted-offender-living-opposite-suburban-brisbane-primary-school/bc9f3295-3bd0-49e3-951a-b297c535020e" rel="" target="" title="Norgate"><span>Norgate</span></a><span> had been jailed in 2020 for sexually abusing young boys in a shopping centre toilet block.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fellow prisoners Bodhi James Barry Johnson, 29 and Isaac James Martin, 31, were both charged with murder yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a brief Brisbane Magistrates </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Court"><span>Court</span></a><span> appearance today, Martin said he killed Norgate after being told he faced a mandatory life sentence if found guilty of murder.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/prisoner-admits-murder-of-sex-offender-shannon-norgate/cec8e9d0-f63d-4d14-977e-103317cbcc77" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's right, Your Honour. I killed old mate because he was a child molester. I'm not denying anything. I killed him," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martin appeared via videolink wearing a white </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/prison" rel="" target="" title="prison"><span>prison</span></a><span>-issue smock and sporting a beard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-bonnet-up-scam-police-men-charged/8b4beeb0-1844-4426-b07e-ade43777c67d"><strong><span>Two charged, two more wanted after 'bonnet up' scam targeting elderly women</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Magistrate Aaron Simpson told Martin he should seek </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/law" rel="" target="" title="legal"><span>legal</span></a><span> representation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Killing a person does not necessarily mean it's murder. There are different levels of killing a person. A lawyer might be able to help you get the best result if that's the case," Simpson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martin had earlier said he had not applied for legal representation because he had not bothered to do it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm representing myself, mate," Martin said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a murder charge," Simpson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"All good," Martin said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martin was remanded in custody for his case to return to court on March 9.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-bushfires-alert-sign-cut-down/1f797424-ba6c-46aa-9480-04dcbb4c6ed7"><strong><span>Police slam 'reckless' thieves for cutting down fire danger warning sign</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was previously sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment in 2023 for unlawfully striking and causing the death of fellow inmate Zlatko Sikorsky, who was awaiting trial for the murder of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Johnson also appeared briefly via videolink wearing a prison-issue green t-shirt.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was applying for legal representation and was now in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre, north of Brisbane, Simpson heard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Johnson was remanded in custody for his case to return to court on March 9.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He had been eligible to apply for parole next month while serving a sentence for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/theft" rel="" target="" title="car theft"><span>car theft</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/arson" rel="" target="" title="arson"><span>arson</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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