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Serial killer Port given whole life term Serial killer Stephen Port jailed for rape drug murders
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A "wicked and monstrous" serial killer who poisoned four young men with lethal doses of a date rape drug has been given a whole life prison term.A "wicked and monstrous" serial killer who poisoned four young men with lethal doses of a date rape drug has been given a whole life prison term.
Stephen Port, 41, should die in prison, the judge Mr Justice Openshaw said.Stephen Port, 41, should die in prison, the judge Mr Justice Openshaw said.
The former chef, who was also convicted of a string of sex offences, lured his victims to his flat before plying them with GHB.The former chef, who was also convicted of a string of sex offences, lured his victims to his flat before plying them with GHB.
Port, who had denied 29 charges in total, was found guilty of the murders after a trial at the Old Bailey.Port, who had denied 29 charges in total, was found guilty of the murders after a trial at the Old Bailey.
The killer the police missedThe killer the police missed
Port met the men on dating websites, including Grindr, and coaxed them to his flat in Barking, east London, for sex. Relatives of the victims cheered and clapped as Mr Justice Openshaw told Port he would never be released.
Their bodies were all found dumped in or near a graveyard within 500m of his home.
The judge told Port that he had carried out the murders to "satisfy his lust" for sex with young men who were rendered unconscious.The judge told Port that he had carried out the murders to "satisfy his lust" for sex with young men who were rendered unconscious.
He highlighted Port's attempt to cover up two of his murders with fake suicide notes as "wicked and monstrous".
One fake note planted on the body of a victim alluded to responsibility for another of Port's killings.
Between August 2014 and September 2015, Port murdered Gabriel Kovari, 22, from Lewisham, Daniel Whitworth, 21, from Gravesend, Kent, and Jack Taylor, 25, from Dagenham, east London.
By a majority verdict, the jury also found him guilty of murdering Anthony Walgate, 23, from Dagenham, in June 2014.
The victims met Port via dating websites, including Grindr, and were taken to his flat in Barking, east London, for sex.
Their bodies were all found dumped in or near a graveyard within 500m of his home.
'Life of grief'
Before the sentence was handed down, statements from the victims' friends and families were read by prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC.
The mother of Mr Walgate said the death of her son had "devastated and broken the family".
Mr Kovari's brother Adam spoke of the difficulty in telling their mother of his death, saying "there is no pain greater than losing a child".
Daniel Whitworth's father Adam said he had been given "a life sentence of grief".
The family of Jack Taylor told how his murder had turned their lives "upside down".