Gang Took ‘Considerable Risk’ to Kidnap Turkish DJ, Murder Trial Told

Published on July 8, 2024

LONDON—A gang took a “considerable risk” in kidnapping a popular Turkish DJ in a residential street in north London, rather than just having him killed, a murder trial has been told. Koray Alpergin, 43, was abducted after taking his Turkish girlfriend, Gözde Dalbudak, 33, out for a meal at an expensive restaurant in Mayfair on Oct. 13, 2022. He was then taken to he Stadium Lounge, a disused wine bar yards from Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium in north London, where he was tortured and killed, suffering a total of 94 injuries. Two men—Isay Stoyanov, 43, and Dylan Weatherley, 20—went on trial at the Old Bailey on Monday accused of kidnap, false imprisonment, murder, and an alternative charge of manslaughter. They are also charged with perverting the course of justice....

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