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Murder acquittal over brutal attack

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July 27 2021 - 8:00am
PROVOKED: Jesus Bebita, 41, was stabbed 49 times and died at a unit in Scone in December 2018. Jamie Cust, inset, was on Monday found not guilty of his murder.
PROVOKED: Jesus Bebita, 41, was stabbed 49 times and died at a unit in Scone in December 2018. Jamie Cust, inset, was on Monday found not guilty of his murder.

"I stabbed him because he tried to rape me."

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Sam Rigney

Court Reporter

Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter in 2011. He is an experienced court reporter who has won two national court reporting awards, including the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Court Reporting for his coverage of the Hunter's worst serial rapist. Before working at the Herald, Sam was a sports journalist with the Maitland Mercury where he won awards for his coverage of the Newcastle Rugby League salary cap scandal. Sam is a Novocastrian born-and-bred.

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