{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/62ab91a768d1a20013e6287f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The George Bento trial: How the Brazilian Deliveroo cyclist walked free","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1650571779254-963a10a79fb954ebe7f32c1eac6cf2ec.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Earlier this week, George Gonzaga Bento walked out of Dublin’s Central Criminal Court, a free man.&nbsp;The 36-year-old from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, had spent the last 16 months in custody, accused of murdering teenager Josh Dunne in January 2021.&nbsp;16-year-old Josh died from stab wounds inflicted by Bento, during a fight over a stolen bike in Dublin’s East Wall.&nbsp;After a six-week trial, the jury found Bento not guilty on all counts, accepting his plea of self-defence. Court reporters Alison O’Riordan and Eoin Reynolds reflect on the events of January 2021, the six-week trial that followed and how George Bento convinced the jury to let him walk free.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Sorcha Pollak and produced by Suzanne Brennan.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}