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| Man accused of murder during sex session killed second victim in Italy, court hears | Man accused of murder during sex session killed second victim in Italy, court hears |
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| A bogus policeman caught on camera smothering a computer repairman in a bondage sex session murdered a second man and tried to kill a third while on the run in Italy, a court has heard. | A bogus policeman caught on camera smothering a computer repairman in a bondage sex session murdered a second man and tried to kill a third while on the run in Italy, a court has heard. |
| Jason Marshall stole £780 in cash from Peter Fasoli, 58, and used his bank card to buy a ticket to Rome after attacking him in his own home in Northolt, north-west London, in January 2013. | |
| Jurors at the Old Bailey have seen disturbing video recorded on Fasoli’s computer hard drive, showing how Marshall, 28, allegedly tied up, gagged and smothered his victim with cling film, after meeting him on the Badoo gay dating website. | Jurors at the Old Bailey have seen disturbing video recorded on Fasoli’s computer hard drive, showing how Marshall, 28, allegedly tied up, gagged and smothered his victim with cling film, after meeting him on the Badoo gay dating website. |
| Afterwards, Marshall, who was posing as a policeman, set fire to the loner’s one-bedroom bungalow to cover up the killing and fled to Italy, the court heard. | Afterwards, Marshall, who was posing as a policeman, set fire to the loner’s one-bedroom bungalow to cover up the killing and fled to Italy, the court heard. |
| For nearly two years, Fasoli’s death was put down to an accident until his nephew stumbled across the footage of his violent death on his hard drive. | For nearly two years, Fasoli’s death was put down to an accident until his nephew stumbled across the footage of his violent death on his hard drive. |
| The prosecutor Edward Brown QC told jurors that on 26 January – less than three weeks after Fasoli’s death – Marshall murdered Vincenzo Iale in his flat in Rome. | The prosecutor Edward Brown QC told jurors that on 26 January – less than three weeks after Fasoli’s death – Marshall murdered Vincenzo Iale in his flat in Rome. |
| Italian investigators found that Marshall had met 67-year-old Iale, a Badoo user, and strangled him with an electrical flex. | Italian investigators found that Marshall had met 67-year-old Iale, a Badoo user, and strangled him with an electrical flex. |
| Iale’s car was stolen in the early hours and his bank card was used to make various cash withdrawals from ATM machines, the court heard. | Iale’s car was stolen in the early hours and his bank card was used to make various cash withdrawals from ATM machines, the court heard. |
| Just over a week later, on 3 February, Marshall, posing as “Gabriel”, contacted Umberto Gismondi on Badoo and they arranged to meet for sex. | Just over a week later, on 3 February, Marshall, posing as “Gabriel”, contacted Umberto Gismondi on Badoo and they arranged to meet for sex. |
| When Gismondi, 54, invited him to his Rome flat, Marshall pretended he worked at the British embassy and carried with him a holster, utility belt, pistol, pepper spray and truncheon. | When Gismondi, 54, invited him to his Rome flat, Marshall pretended he worked at the British embassy and carried with him a holster, utility belt, pistol, pepper spray and truncheon. |
| He bound, gagged and attacked Gismondi with the truncheon and pepper spray, demanded money and tried to smother him with a cushion. | He bound, gagged and attacked Gismondi with the truncheon and pepper spray, demanded money and tried to smother him with a cushion. |
| Marshall fled when Gismondi alerted his neighbours, but was arrested later, jurors were told. | Marshall fled when Gismondi alerted his neighbours, but was arrested later, jurors were told. |
| He was convicted by an Italian court of Iale’s murder, using threats to get his hands on the victim’s wallet and stealing his car. | He was convicted by an Italian court of Iale’s murder, using threats to get his hands on the victim’s wallet and stealing his car. |
| He was also found guilty in July 2014 of the attempted murder of Gismondi, possession of a truncheon, and using violence to get his bank cards and €400. | He was also found guilty in July 2014 of the attempted murder of Gismondi, possession of a truncheon, and using violence to get his bank cards and €400. |
| Brown told jurors that British police had liaised with Italian counterparts to arrange to return Marshall to the UK. | Brown told jurors that British police had liaised with Italian counterparts to arrange to return Marshall to the UK. |
| The defendant was flown back to Heathrow airport in custody in February this year and arrested on suspicion of murder. He was charged the same day. | The defendant was flown back to Heathrow airport in custody in February this year and arrested on suspicion of murder. He was charged the same day. |
| Jurors were told that an initial investigation into the fire at Fasoli’s flat found it started on his bed and was most likely due to a faulty light. | Jurors were told that an initial investigation into the fire at Fasoli’s flat found it started on his bed and was most likely due to a faulty light. |
| Brown told jurors that the evidence was consistent was the fire being started with a cigarette lighter. | Brown told jurors that the evidence was consistent was the fire being started with a cigarette lighter. |
| An inquest in August 2013 – before the video was uncovered – recorded a verdict of accidental death. | An inquest in August 2013 – before the video was uncovered – recorded a verdict of accidental death. |
| Marshall, of East Ham, east London, denies murder. The trial continues. | Marshall, of East Ham, east London, denies murder. The trial continues. |