Some of the officers are still serving in the force. Now the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed that it is investigating the conduct of eight of the officers involved. Man, 24, arrested on suspicion of murder after 'stabbing' in Hull
Remembering Anthony Walgate: Hull man who became serial killer's first victim.Concerns were expressed that prejudice played a part because the victims were all gay. In December 2021, an inquest jury concluded that a string of failings by police probably contributed to three of the four. In 2016, Port was jailed for life for the four murders. Police refused to treat his death as suspicious, despite the concerns of his mother Sarah Sak, along with the deaths of three more young gay men, who were killed in a similar fashion. Eight Met Police officers are being investigated over the deaths of four men at the hands of serial killer Stephen Port, including Anthony Walgate from Hull.Īnthony, 23, who was studing fashion in London at the time of his death, was fatally drugged in Port’s flat in June 2014 after they met online.
