Stephen Port – the quiet, porn-obsessed loner who turned into a serial killer

Undated handout photo issued by Metropolitan Police the picture profile of Stephen Port on the social media site Gaydar which was shown to the jury at Old Bailey, London where he is accused of drugging and murdering four men he met on gay websites (Metropolitan Police/PA)

In many ways, Stephen Port did not fit the serial killer stereotype.

The softly spoken bus depot chef had a “strange” obsession with children’s toys and rarely socialised, instead spending his free time in his flat on his laptop or internet dating, rarely going too far from work and home.