Talk:Stephen Port

Administration of GHB

The Evening Standard report by Tristan Kirk here says that Port injected his victims. But this is contradicted by most other reports, including the one in The Daily Telegraph by Martin Evans here, which say that Port spiked his victims' drinks. This looks like a fundamental reporting error by The Standard. Or is there some other explanation? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:17, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

I recall reading that a syringe, of the type used to administer medicines orally to children, was among the paraphernalia recovered. This may be the cause of the journalistic misunderstanding; I'll scan back through the news and try to find it. Keri (talk) 15:31, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Keri, you are always so thorough. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:32, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

BBC says here: "The men's accounts were all similar - Port spiked their drinks or injected them with a small syringe, of the type used to give children medicine." But there is a claim here from a previous victim's testimony at trial that he was actually injected: "When he returned, the man said he had felt "a sharp pain and very intense sting" after he was injected with a "plastic syringe" he had not seen the defendant carrying." The Daily Telegraph reports that when Taylor's body was found a needle and syringe were in his pocket. So it would appear Port did use a needle in some of his crimes. Keri (talk) 15:44, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm a bit confused now. The types of syringes used for oral and hypodermic injections are very different. Perhaps it's only a minor detail. (On a completely different note, I think details about Barbara Denham who found two of the bodies, and the investigations undertaken by the families themselves, should be added. This must be one of the most serious cases of police incompetance for many years. I'm surprised no-one has nominated this article for ITN.) Martinevans123 (talk) 15:54, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

The Guardian also reports that he used the syringe to administer GHB rectally: "Once at his flat, he drugged them with GHB by spiking their drinks or injecting them in the anus." That would seem more compatible with an oral syringe. At trial, the prosecutor, Jonathan Rees, said that Port administered the drug rectally under the pretense that it was a lubricant. wrt the police investigation, shocking level of incompetence; per The Moscow rules, "Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is an enemy action." Keri (talk) 16:43, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

And four times is a disaster. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:57, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

No intention to kill

This case is interesting because Poret was given a whole life order even though the trial judge accepted that he had no intention to kill his victims (see Sentencing Remarks). I believe he is the only whole lifer that did not intend to kill anyone. I have added a reference to the judge's sentencing remarks but I have not made the point that he is unusual/unique in this respect because I cannot find a reliable source saying, per WP:NOR and WP:SYNTH.

This point is also relevant to Stephen Port's entry at List of prisoners with whole-life tariffs and I have mentioned it on that talk page; so if you can find a reliable source the point could be noted there, too. --MrStoofer (talk) 16:01, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Yes, very unusual. Reading that part of the judge's sentencing remarks did cause me some cognitive dissonance! But as you correctly identify, it's one of those things that is difficult to convey/report on Wikipedia. I often find myself having to abandon what seemed like a perfectly reasonable edit because it started to sound like OR/SYNTH. Keri (talk) 23:41, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Richard Huckle

Block evasion by User:HarveyCarter, using IPs from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
He married Richard Huckle in prison. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.82.112 (talk) 03:06, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

HM Prison Frankland

There are some (low quality) sources suggesting that he is incarcerated in HM Prison Frankland e.g. this one. But I am unable to find any good ones. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:25, 17 January 2022 (UTC)