Met appeals for information about alleged serial killings
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Version 0 of 1. Detectives have appealed for information about the alleged murders of four young men by a suspected serial killer in east London. Stephen Port, 40, has been charged with poisoning and killing the four young men between June 2014 and September this year after meeting them online. He is accused of having sex with the men while they were unconscious and then dumping their bodies around a churchyard in Barking, east London. Scotland Yard has urged anyone with information to contact the police or LGBT charity Galop. DCI Tim Duffield said: “We are keen to trace anyone who may have information in connection with these incidents. “I would encourage anyone with information to come forward, no matter how insignificant you may think it is. If you have any reservations about speaking to the police, please rest assured that your call will be treated in the strictest confidence.” Fashion student Anthony Walgate, 23, was found dead on Cooke Street in Barking on 19 June 2014. Two months later, on 28 August, the body of 22-year-old Gabriel Kovari was discovered close to a churchyard nearby. On 20 September last year, the body of Daniel Whitworth, 21, was found in the same spot. A year later, on 14 September this year, 21-year-old Jack Taylor was found dead in Barking Abbey ruins. All four bodies were found within a 300-metre radius. The four men had been poisoned with the party drug GHB, the police said. Port, a chef from Cooke Street, Barking, is due to stand trial in April over the alleged murders. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police incident room on 020 8358 0400 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. The charity Galop is available via its Shoutline on 020 7704 2040. |