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A NSW abattoir worker who stabbed a work colleague 49 times but was found not guilty of murder because of 'extreme provocation' is a good bloke, his stepsister says.
Giving evidence as a defence witness in the Newcastle Supreme Court on Wednesday, Layla Price said she was shocked when told her stepbrother, Jamie Cust, had stabbed someone to death in 2018.
'It just didn't seem anything like he'd do,' Ms Price said.
Cust, 22, claimed he freaked out after waking up to find Filipino national Jesus Bebita sexually assaulting him.
A jury found Cust not guilty of murdering Mr Bebita, 41, but guilty of manslaughter on December 17, 2018.
The two men had been friends and colleagues at the JBS Meatworks at Scone when Cust was invited over to Mr Bebita's unit for a few drinks.
Jesus Bebita was stabbed 49 times following an unwanted sexual advance towards his work colleague Jamie Cust
Slaughterhouse worker Jamie Cust told police he 'freaked out' when he woke up to Mr Bebita touching his penis after a night of drinking
Mr Bebita's body was found in a pool of blood in the bathroom the next morning after having been stabbed 49 times in a frenzied
