Brazilian cleared of murdering housemate over wet laundry

A Brazilian man who stabbed his housemate to death in a row about wet laundry at a multi-occupancy house wept in the dock today (Fri) as he was cleared of murder. Jose Santana Benevides, 25, knifed Valdir Pereira Olivio, 44, during a row that began over who had left his damp clothes in a heap by the washing machine. At least ten Brazilians nationals were living in the rented property in Pellatt Grove, Wood Green, north London. Benevides had not…