Police mistakes ‘probably’ contributed to Port victims’ deaths, inquest finds
Officers refused to link the cases, despite concerns of victims’ family and friends.
UK News|Dec 10, 2021
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Inquests to conclude whether police failings contributed to Port victim deaths
The four young, gay men were drugged and killed by date-rape predator Stephen Port between 2014 and 2015.
UK News|Dec 10, 2021
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Homophobia issue ruled out in Stephen Port victims’ inquests
Port, 46, was jailed for murdering four young gay men over 16 months.
UK News|Dec 2, 2021
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Celine Sciamma on how film Petite Maman ‘abolishes the hierarchy’ in family
The film is the director’s first since the celebrated Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.
Showbiz|Nov 23, 2021
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Garth Brooks describes his joy ahead of return to Dublin
The country music star returned to Dublin ahead of his concerts next September in Croke Park.
UK News|Nov 22, 2021
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Anti-spiking posters up in Shrewsbury nightspots to warn predators of jail time
Anti-spiking posters have been put up in venues throughout Shrewsbury warning predators they face time behind bars.
Shrewsbury|Nov 20, 2021
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Police did not meet standards expected in serial killer probe – senior officer
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy led the review of the investigations into the deaths of four young gay men killed by Stephen Port.
UK News|Nov 19, 2021
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Stephen Port murder inquiries ‘took back seat due to workload’, inquest told
Detective Inspector Tony Kirk, who was the head of local policing in Barking, said officers were having to deal with ‘hundreds of crimes every day’.
UK News|Nov 18, 2021
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Serial killer Port could have been stopped if police listened, inquest told
The father of final victim Jack Taylor became emotional as he gave evidence.
UK News|Nov 17, 2021
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Stephen Port detective ‘thought victims could be drug addicts due to appearance’
Detective Sergeant Peter Sweetman said Jack Taylor – Port’s fourth and final victim – had the ‘stature and appearance’ of someone who might use drugs.
UK News|Nov 15, 2021
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Drink spiking predators could face decade behind bars, warns inspector
Drink-spiking predators have been warned they could face 10 years behind bars, as police and venues step up their crackdown.
Shrewsbury|Nov 12, 2021
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Port victim laughed off concern over ‘dirty old man’, inquest told
Gabriel Kovari was found dead in St Margaret’s graveyard in Barking, east London.
UK News|Nov 10, 2021
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Port victim’s partner ‘dismissed by police because we were gay unmarried couple’
Daniel Whitworth’s body was discovered in Barking, east London, in 2014 after he was given a fatal overdose of the drug GHB by Stephen Port.
UK News|Nov 8, 2021
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‘Institutional homophobia’ meant police dismissed Port evidence, inquests told
John Pape was a friend of Gabriel Kovari, a Slovakian national given a fatal dose of the drug GHB by serial killer Stephen Port in 2014.
UK News|Nov 5, 2021
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‘Homophobia in the Met’ meant Stephen Port evidence was dismissed, inquests told
John Pape, a friend of murder victim Gabriel Kovari, said police routinely ignored his claims that the deaths might be linked.
UK News|Nov 5, 2021
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