Inquest into Stephen Port murders to examine police competence

Coroner says a focus will be whether lives might have been saved had police investigated first deaths differently

The competence and adequacy" of the police investigations into the murders of four gay men by the serial killer Stephen Port will be examined at the inquests into their deaths, a jury has heard.

One key focus will be whether lives might have been saved if police had investigated the early deaths differently, said Sarah Munro, the assistant coroner for east London.