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| Stephen Port charged with four murders in Barking | Stephen Port charged with four murders in Barking |
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| A man charged with murdering four young men, including a warehouse worker, a student and a would-be chef, has appeared in court. | A man charged with murdering four young men, including a warehouse worker, a student and a would-be chef, has appeared in court. |
| Stephen Port, 40, of Cooke Street, Barking, east London, is accused of killing the men between June 2014 and September this year. | Stephen Port, 40, of Cooke Street, Barking, east London, is accused of killing the men between June 2014 and September this year. |
| He also faced four charges of poisoning the men with the drug GHB when he faced Barkingside magistrates. | |
| He was remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. | He was remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. |
| The charges relate to the deaths of: | The charges relate to the deaths of: |
| Mr Port allegedly contacted the four men online via gay websites. The prosecution said he invited them back to his flat where he gave them large amounts of the drug GHB, which made them unconscious and resulted in their deaths. | |
| Jack Taylor was a night-duty fork-lift truck driver at a warehouse and was last seen by friends on a night out in Barking on 13 September. | Jack Taylor was a night-duty fork-lift truck driver at a warehouse and was last seen by friends on a night out in Barking on 13 September. |
| Anthony Walgate is believed to have been a second-year art student at the University of Middlesex. | Anthony Walgate is believed to have been a second-year art student at the University of Middlesex. |
| Daniel Whitworth was an aspiring chef who worked in London Docklands. | Daniel Whitworth was an aspiring chef who worked in London Docklands. |