Jamie Cust freaked out when being sexually assaulted by Jesus Bebita and the savage killing was caused by extreme provocation, the Newcastle Supreme Court found.
It was out of character for abattoir worker Jamie Cust to stab a colleague 49 times, his stepsister and stepfather said before his sentencing for manslaughter.
After a night of drinking in 2018, Jamie Cust told NSW detectives he freaked out when work colleague Jesus Bebita touched his penis. Mr Cust then stabbed his mate 49 times.
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