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‘Serial killer’ Stephen Port appeared on Celeb Masterchef alongside contestants

The suspected serial killer accused of poisoning homosexual males he met on relationship app Grindr appeared on Celeb Masterchef, it was revealed as we speak.

Stephen Port, 40, who appeared on the Outdated Bailey this morning, made meatballs with JLS singer JB Gill and actress Emma Barton, who performs Honey Mitchell in EastEnders.

The homicide suspect, seen sporting a blonde toupee and chef’s whites, additionally grins on the digicam whereas working at West Ham Bus Storage final 12 months. 

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Caught on camera: Alleged serial killer Stephen Port appeared on Celebrity Masterchef last year helping JLS star JB Gill and EastEnder Emma Barton cook meatballs and pasta for 100 bus drivers

Caught on digicam: Alleged serial killer Stephen Port appeared on Celeb Masterchef final 12 months serving to JLS star JB Gill and EastEnder Emma Barton cook dinner meatballs and pasta for 100 bus drivers

At work: Port is seen here smiling in the background behind his boss during an episode of the hit show broadcast last June

At work: Port is seen right here smiling within the background behind his boss throughout an episode of the hit present broadcast final June

In the dock: Suspected serial killer Stephen Port has appeared via video link at the Old Bailey today and was told he faces a murder trial next April 

Within the dock: Suspected serial killer Stephen Port has appeared by way of video hyperlink on the Outdated Bailey as we speak and was instructed he faces a homicide trial subsequent April 

Port helped the movie star cooks make pasta and meatballs for greater than 100 hungry bus drivers in an episode broadcast final June.

The homicide suspect is believed to have labored on the bus storage for greater than a decade but in addition claims to have frolicked a particular wants instructor at a catering school in King’s Cross. 

The chef – who’s believed to have labored as a £100-a-session hire boy – is accused of murdering 4 younger males who he met on-line over 15 months.

He allegedly invited the lads again to his flat the place he gave them deadly doses of the celebration drug GHB, often known as liquid ecstasy.

The softly-spoken 40-year-old is accused of getting intercourse with the victims whereas they have been unconscious earlier than dumping their our bodies close to his flat.

PROBE INTO WHAT TOOK THE POLICE SO LONG TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATHS

Scotland Yard is being investigated by the police watchdog over the size of time it took to analyze hyperlinks between the 4 deaths.

The Impartial Police Complaints Fee will look at claims that the drive was instructed about considerations over the deaths ten months earlier than it launched a homicide inquiry.

PinkNews, a homosexual web site, claims it contacted the Met after three males have been discovered lifeless in comparable circumstances inside half a mile of one another. Police have been approached by editor Nick Duffy in the beginning of the 12 months who expressed his considerations concerning the circumstances.

Mr Duffy had been contacted by a former flatmate of sufferer Gabriel Kovari, who stated the 22-year-old artist might have come to hurt after assembly somebody on the homosexual relationship app Grindr. He stated: ‘On the time, the Metropolitan Police have been treating the deaths as separate incidents with nothing suspicious to hyperlink them, and weren’t on the lookout for anybody else in reference to them.’

Police lastly launched a homicide inquiry final week after linking the loss of life of Jack Taylor final month with the three earlier deaths, which occurred over the summer time of 2014.

The Met voluntarily referred itself to the Impartial Police Complaints Fee. 

All 4 victims met their deaths within the early hours of the morning between June 2014 and September 2015 all inside 1 / 4 of a mile of his house.

Police had beforehand dominated out foul play on two of the victims, who have been each discovered lifeless inside a month of one another in the identical churchyard. 

It has been claimed that household and members of the homosexual neighborhood had gone to police as early as final 12 months to say the deaths have been suspicious.

And detectives solely began the hunt for a serial killer final week after they lastly linked the deaths final Wednesday.

Scotland Yard has voluntarily referred itself to the Impartial Police Complaints Fee over its dealing with of the case.

Port was arrested final Thursday and has been charged with 4 counts of homicide and 4 counts of administering a poison with intent to hazard life or inflict grievous bodily hurt.

The balding chef appeared within the dock at Barkingside Magistrates Courtroom in East London on Monday sporting a police-issue gray tracksuit.

He calmly scanned the court docket in the course of the listening to and sometimes held out a hand earlier than bowing his head as Deputy District Decide Shlomo Kreiman remanded him in custody.

Semi-naked: Port, in blond wig, in a pose posted online

Port appeared in the dock today - and had lost much of his hair

Pictured: That is Stephen Port, 40, left on Fb and proper within the dock, who as we speak appeared in court docket accused of murdering 4 younger males by poisoning them prior to now 15 months

Map: Port lives in a flat in Cooke Road, Barking, and one physique was present in the identical road final 12 months. Two our bodies have been later discovered within the close by grounds of St Margaret’s Church and one other was discovered on North Road, subsequent to the Abbey Ruins. All of the deaths occurred within the house of 15 months

Port commonly used homosexual relationship websites the place he posted semi-naked footage of himself. In each he seems to be sporting a blonde wig.

WHEN FOUR MEN WERE ALLEGEDLY ‘DRUGGED AND MURDERED’

June 19, 2014: Anthony Walgate, 23, is discovered lifeless in Cooke Road, Barking, after an evening out. His household maintained his loss of life was suspicious and complained to Scotland Yard about their investigation.

August 20, 2014: Gabriel Kovari, 22, from Deptford, is discovered lifeless in St Margaret’s Church. His inquest heard he had taken GHB at an orgy and died.

September 20, 2014: Aspiring chef Daniel Whitworth is discovered lifeless in the identical churchyard. A coroner was instructed he ‘blamed himself for Mr Kovari’s loss of life’ and had a be aware in his hand claiming he had killed himself in consequence.

September 14, 2015: Jack Taylor, 25, from Dagenham, is discovered lifeless subsequent to Barking’s Abbey Ruins near North Road. He was final seen assembly a person at Barking station at round 2am.

In his spare time he labored as a £100-a-hour homosexual prostitute, in accordance an advert on a web-based escort web site. 

The physique of the primary sufferer, aspiring dressmaker Anthony Walgate, was discovered yards from Port’s flat in Barking in June final 12 months.

The 23 year-old, from Hull, was in his second 12 months of an artwork, vogue and design course on the College of Middlesex.

His mom, Sarah Sak, 49, criticised the Met after his loss of life, accusing them of dragging their ft over the investigation.

In an interview final 12 months, she stated: ‘I really feel the police have proven our household no compassion in anyway. It’s appalling. We now have needed to chase them for data.’

The following two victims – Gabriel Kovari, 22, and Daniel Whitworth – have been each discovered within the grounds of St Margaret’s Church in Barking in August and September respectively.

An inquest into their deaths discovered that they had GHB and methadone of their programs.

Mr Whitworth, 21, was discovered with a be aware in his left hand which stated: ‘I can’t go on anymore, I took the lifetime of my buddy Gabriel. We have been simply having some enjoyable at a mate’s place and I obtained carried away and gave him one other shot of G[HB].

Pictured: This is Stephen Port, 40, who today appeared in court accused of murdering four young men in the past 15 months

Port allegedly drugged four men and killed them

Pictured: That is Stephen Port, 40, pictured left and proper, who allegedly drugged the 4 males and killed them after inviting them again to his flat

Home: Port's first alleged victim is said to be Anthony Walgate, 23, from Barnet, North London, who was pronounced dead outside the alleged serial killer's flat (above) in Barking, East London, in June 2014

House: Port’s first alleged sufferer is claimed to be Anthony Walgate, 23, from Barnet, who was pronounced lifeless exterior the alleged serial killer’s flat on Cooke Road, Barking on June 19, 2014

Deaths: The second and third alleged victims, Gabriel Kovari, 22, and Daniel Whitworth, 21, were found here in the graveyard of St Margaret's Church (pictured) in Barking, East London

Deaths: The second and third alleged victims Gabriel Kovari, 22, and Daniel Whitworth, 21, have been discovered right here within the graveyard of St Margaret’s Church final summer time

Victim: Last September Port's final alleged victim Jack Taylor, 25, from Dagenham, East London, was found close to the Abbey Ruins, next to the churchyard, which are also pictured

Sufferer: Final month Port’s closing alleged sufferer Jack Taylor, 25, from Dagenham, was discovered near the Abbey Ruins, subsequent to the churchyard

‘It was an accident, I do know I’ll go to jail if I am going to the police. I’ve taken what G[HB] I had left, with sleeping capsules – if it does kill me it’s what I deserve.’

The coroner recorded an open verdict. Police later found that Mr Whitworth didn’t write the be aware.

The physique of the fourth sufferer, Jack Taylor, a forklift operator from Dagenham, was discovered within the ruins of Barking Abbey final month.

Mr Taylor, 25, was final seen out with associates on the night of September 12. He returned house however referred to as a taxi and went out once more within the early hours of the morning. 

Detective Chief Inspector Tim Duffield, from Scotland Yard’s murder and main crime command, urged anybody with data to come back ahead ‘irrespective of how insignificant’.

He stated: ‘We’re eager to hint anybody who might have data in reference to these incidents.

‘I’d encourage anybody with data to come back ahead, irrespective of how insignificant you could suppose it’s.

‘When you’ve got any reservations about talking to the police, please relaxation assured that your name might be handled within the strictest confidence.’

Investigators are working carefully with lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) unbiased advisers.

Anybody with data is requested to contact the incident room on 020 8358 0400 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

ALLEGED GAY POISONER WILL STAND TRIAL AT OLD BAILEY NEXT YEAR

Hearing: Stephen Port appeared at the Old Bailey today where he was told he will stand trial next April

Listening to: Stephen Port appeared on the Outdated Bailey as we speak the place he was instructed he’ll stand trial subsequent April

An alleged serial killer accused of drugging and murdering 4 younger males over 14 months will stand trial in April subsequent 12 months.

Stephen Port, 40, allegedly met his victims on homosexual web sites and invited them to his home the place he poisoned them with the celebration drug GHB.

After affected by overdoses, the lads, of their twenties, have been dumped in or close to a churchyard in east London, it was stated.

On Sunday, Port, of Cooke Road, Barking, in east London, was charged with 4 counts of homicide and 4 counts of administering a poison with intent to hazard life or inflict grievous bodily hurt.

He was wearing a inexperienced jumpsuit with one yellow sleeve and shoulder panel when he appeared on the Outdated Bailey by way of video hyperlink from Pentonville jail as we speak.

The bald defendant sat along with his head bowed and spoke solely to substantiate his title in the course of the brief preliminary listening to.

Recorder of London Nicholas Hilliard QC set a provisional timetable for the case with a plea and case administration listening to on January 6 and a trial on April 11.

Prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC estimated that the trial would take 4 weeks.

No utility for bail was made and Port was remanded in custody.

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