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| Serial killer suspect Stephen Port 'drugged victims' | Serial killer suspect Stephen Port 'drugged victims' |
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| A man has appeared in court charged with poisoning and murdering four young men. | A man has appeared in court charged with poisoning and murdering four young men. |
| Stephen Port, 40, is accused of killing the men, who he allegedly contacted via dating websites, between June 2014 and September this year. | Stephen Port, 40, is accused of killing the men, who he allegedly contacted via dating websites, between June 2014 and September this year. |
| Prosecutors told Barkingside magistrates he gave the men large amounts of the drug GHB. | Prosecutors told Barkingside magistrates he gave the men large amounts of the drug GHB. |
| Mr Port, of Cooke Street, Barking, east London, was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. | Mr Port, of Cooke Street, Barking, east London, was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. |
| The charges relate to the deaths of: | The charges relate to the deaths of: |
| The deaths of the four men were not initially linked, but after further investigation they were referred to the Metropolitan Police homicide and major crime command. | The deaths of the four men were not initially linked, but after further investigation they were referred to the Metropolitan Police homicide and major crime command. |
| The Metropolitan Police said it has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) concerning the deaths. | |
| In a statement the force said: "The referral informs the IPCC of potential vulnerabilities in the response by the MPS to the four deaths. | |
| "We await a mode of investigation from the IPCC." | |
| 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 was studying fashion design at the University of Middlesex. | Anthony Walgate was studying fashion design 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. |