Met officer denies bias hampered investigation into Stephen Port’s first victim

Inquest asked DCI Christopher Jones if initial delays were because Anthony Walgate was a young gay escort

A senior Metropolitan police officer has denied that unconscious bias affected his investigation into the death of serial killer Stephen Port's first victim because he was young, gay and working as an escort".

DCI Christopher Jones, from the Met murder investigation team, declared the death of Anthony Walgate, 23, a fashion student from Hull, to be unexplained" rather than suspicious", an inquest heard.