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| Hong Kong murders: Rurik Jutting allegedly described as an 'insane psychopath' in automated email response days before murders | |
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| A British banker working in Hong Kong has appeared in court charged with the murder of two sex workers – as claims emerged that automated emails had been seen in which he allegedly described himself as an “insane psychopath.” | A British banker working in Hong Kong has appeared in court charged with the murder of two sex workers – as claims emerged that automated emails had been seen in which he allegedly described himself as an “insane psychopath.” |
| Rurik George Caton Jutting, wearing a black t-shirt and trousers, spoke only to confirm he understood the charges against him during a short hearing this morning. | Rurik George Caton Jutting, wearing a black t-shirt and trousers, spoke only to confirm he understood the charges against him during a short hearing this morning. |
| Yesterday Bloomberg news reported that Jutting set up an automated email response in the days prior to the murders, which allegedly said: "I am out of the office. Indefinitely. For urgent enquiries, or indeed any enquiries, please contact someone who is not an insane psychopath." | Yesterday Bloomberg news reported that Jutting set up an automated email response in the days prior to the murders, which allegedly said: "I am out of the office. Indefinitely. For urgent enquiries, or indeed any enquiries, please contact someone who is not an insane psychopath." |
| The email then went on to allegedly state: “For escalation please contact God, though suspect the devil will have custody. [Last line only really worked if I had followed through..]”, according to the Daily Mail. | The email then went on to allegedly state: “For escalation please contact God, though suspect the devil will have custody. [Last line only really worked if I had followed through..]”, according to the Daily Mail. |
| The 29-year-old is facing two counts of murder. He was accused of killing of Indonesian Sumarti Ningsih on 27 October and an unidentified female, named by local media as an Indonesian sex worker named Jesse Lorena, six days later on 1 November. | The 29-year-old is facing two counts of murder. He was accused of killing of Indonesian Sumarti Ningsih on 27 October and an unidentified female, named by local media as an Indonesian sex worker named Jesse Lorena, six days later on 1 November. |
| The bodies were found at Jutting’s luxury flat in the busy Wan Chai district of the former British colony in the early hours of Saturday. | The bodies were found at Jutting’s luxury flat in the busy Wan Chai district of the former British colony in the early hours of Saturday. |
| His lawyer Martyn Richmond requested that the Cambridge history graduate be transferred from police custody to prison, indicating Jutting did not want to apply for bail. | His lawyer Martyn Richmond requested that the Cambridge history graduate be transferred from police custody to prison, indicating Jutting did not want to apply for bail. |
| Mr Richmond claimed that that local police had refused to allow his client to contact the British consul in Hong Kong for 36 hours after his arrest, despite him fully cooperating with police, who interviewed him “six or seven times at length”. He also said Jutting had been denied a choice of lawyer, instead selecting from a pre-prepared list. | Mr Richmond claimed that that local police had refused to allow his client to contact the British consul in Hong Kong for 36 hours after his arrest, despite him fully cooperating with police, who interviewed him “six or seven times at length”. He also said Jutting had been denied a choice of lawyer, instead selecting from a pre-prepared list. |
| Jutting rang local police at around 3.40am on Saturday morning, asking officers to investigate the scene at his luxury flat. An unidentified naked woman, aged between 25 and 30, with knife wounds to her neck and buttocks was discovered by police upon their arrival. | Jutting rang local police at around 3.40am on Saturday morning, asking officers to investigate the scene at his luxury flat. An unidentified naked woman, aged between 25 and 30, with knife wounds to her neck and buttocks was discovered by police upon their arrival. |
| The woman was later confirmed dead at the scene. | The woman was later confirmed dead at the scene. |
| Police said preserving the crime scene of the first victim meant that it was eight hours before they discovered Ms Ningsih, 25, who was discovered wrapped in a carpet and concealed inside a suitcase on the balcony outside. | Police said preserving the crime scene of the first victim meant that it was eight hours before they discovered Ms Ningsih, 25, who was discovered wrapped in a carpet and concealed inside a suitcase on the balcony outside. |
| "There was a stink in the building like a dead animal," a neighbour told the South China Morning Post. "It was a shock because you would never expect something like this to happen in Hong Kong." | "There was a stink in the building like a dead animal," a neighbour told the South China Morning Post. "It was a shock because you would never expect something like this to happen in Hong Kong." |
| Officials seized a knife from the building, located in an affluent area of Hong Kong popular with foreign financial workers, where rent is on average £2,400 per month. | Officials seized a knife from the building, located in an affluent area of Hong Kong popular with foreign financial workers, where rent is on average £2,400 per month. |
| Jutting moved to Hong Kong in 2013, having previously worked in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s London branch, and before that as a trader with Barclays. | Jutting moved to Hong Kong in 2013, having previously worked in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s London branch, and before that as a trader with Barclays. |
| It is believed Jutting quit his job only a few days before the first murder. Merrill Lynch spokesman Paul Scanlon said a person with that name had worked at the bank until recently. | It is believed Jutting quit his job only a few days before the first murder. Merrill Lynch spokesman Paul Scanlon said a person with that name had worked at the bank until recently. |
| On 31 October Jutting’s last posting on his Facebook page was a link to an article headlined, “Money DOES buy happiness”. Underneath this is a post of another article asking whether 29 was “the perfect age”. | On 31 October Jutting’s last posting on his Facebook page was a link to an article headlined, “Money DOES buy happiness”. Underneath this is a post of another article asking whether 29 was “the perfect age”. |
| An employee of the building where Jutted lived, and who saw him being taken away, said to the Daily Mail: “He always seemed so sad – he never said hello to any of us or smiled”. | An employee of the building where Jutted lived, and who saw him being taken away, said to the Daily Mail: “He always seemed so sad – he never said hello to any of us or smiled”. |
| Jutting read history and law at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, and had been a member of the lightweight rowing club and the cross-country running club at the university. | Jutting read history and law at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, and had been a member of the lightweight rowing club and the cross-country running club at the university. |
| He also attended Winchester College, an independent boys school. Thomas MacThomas, who also attended the elite private school with Jutting, wrote on Twitter yesterday: “So I knew Rurik Jutting when at school. Kinda disturbing. He was quite strange.” | He also attended Winchester College, an independent boys school. Thomas MacThomas, who also attended the elite private school with Jutting, wrote on Twitter yesterday: “So I knew Rurik Jutting when at school. Kinda disturbing. He was quite strange.” |
| The South China Morning Post reported that there had been a series of "shocking crimes" in the city in recent months but added that it has a “hard-earned and well deserved” reputation as one of the safest cities in the world. | The South China Morning Post reported that there had been a series of "shocking crimes" in the city in recent months but added that it has a “hard-earned and well deserved” reputation as one of the safest cities in the world. |
| The magistrate Bina Chainraim remanded Jutting in custody until November 10. | The magistrate Bina Chainraim remanded Jutting in custody until November 10. |