us. for now thanks very much for joining us. now, the families of four men murdered by the serial killer stephen port have accused the metropolitan police of homophobia. an inquestjury has found that police failures probably contributed to the deaths of three of the four victims. anthony walgate, gabriel kovari, daniel whitworth and jack taylor were all killed in barking in east london by stephen port over a 16 month period beginning in 2014. the englishjury found 16 month period beginning in 2014. the english jury found a string of failures in the police investigations. what was eventually jailed for life in 2016. daniel sandford has more. four lives cruelly cut short by serial killer. fashion student anthony
arrested for murder, and by that time three other young men were also dead. stephen port was arrested. after anthony died and port report of the body, the police missed this record in the police national database of port with a man who could barely walk after taking the date rape drug ghb. they did not examine his computer which would have seen him constantly searching for videos of young men being raped while unconscious on drugs. anthony s mother is convinced that a competent police investigation would have stopped stephen port there are men. bill have stopped stephen port there are men. ., . , ., men. all the other victims would have been men. all the other victims would have been known men. all the other victims would have been known if men. all the other victims would have been known if they - men. all the other victims would have been known if they had i men. all the other victims would i have been known if they had bothered to investigate anthony s murder. stephen port
walgate from hull. gabriel kovari from slovakia. young chef daniel whitworth from kent and forklift driver jack taylorfrom dagenham all murdered with the date rape drug ghb but the police could have stop the killing. it isa it is a devastating finding. our thoughts are with everybody who loved these young men. we are so sorry for their loss. i give my own and the met s heartfelt apologies. the bereaved families remain shocked that the officers involved are still in theirjobs. that the officers involved are still in theirjobs in theirjobs. what faith in olicin: in theirjobs. what faith in policing and in theirjobs. what faith in policing and the in theirjobs. what faith in policing and the british i in theirjobs. what faith in i policing and the british public in theirjobs. what faith in - policing and the british public have when policing and the british public have when failure is not only go punished but are when failure is not only go punished but are instead rewarded? ho