'Serial killer' accused of poisoning and murdering four young men - two found dead in church grounds

Stephen Port appeared at Redbridge magistrates' court today after being arrested over the deaths of four men found in or near a cemetery close to his house

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Selfie: Stephen Port appeared in court

An alleged serial killer drugged and killed four men over more than a year, a court was told today.
Stephen John Port, 40, appeared in court this morning charged with four counts of murder.


The suspect, Cooke Street, Barking in east London, spoke quietly and quickly to confirm his name, date of birth and address.
In a prison-issue grey tracksuit, Port looked down at the ground as the case against him was briefly summarised.
He was arrested last week by detectives from the Met police over the deaths of four men found in or near a cemetery close to his house.

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Accused: Port, of Cooke Street, Barking, has also been charged with four counts of administering a poison with intent to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm

The first alleged victim, Anthony Walgate, 23, originally from Hull but studying in Barnet, north London, at the time of his death, was discovered in June 2014.

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Daniel Whitworth: The alleged murder victim was found in a cemetery

Then the same unlucky dog walker found two bodies - those of Slovakian Gabriel Kovari, 22, and Daniel Whitworth, 21, an aspiring chef from Kent - in the grounds of St Margaret’s church, Barking, east London, within a month of each other in August and September 2014.