Murder of Alex Rodda
Alex Rodda was a 15-year-old English schoolboy who was found murdered on December 12, 2019. He was beaten with a wrench in the woods of Ashley, Cheshire in northwest England the same day by then 18-year-old Matthew Mason.[1][2][3]
Background
Rodda was a 15-year-old student and Mason was at the time an 18-year-old architectural engineering student.[4]
They had been briefly sexually involved. Mason had paid Rodda £2,200 to keep their relationship secret.[4][2]
Murder
Mason picked Rodda up on the night of the murder and drove with him to the woods.[4] There, Rodda was beaten at least 15 times with a wrench.[2]
Trial and sentence
Throughout the trial Mason claimed he had been acting in self-defence after being blackmailed by Alex, but the jury rejected his claims and he was sentenced to life in prison (with a minimum sentence of 28 years) in 2021.[2]
References
- ↑ Association, Kim Pilling, Press; Barrett, Frances (2021-01-25). "'Cold and calculating' murderer who killed teenage lover jailed for life". CheshireLive. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Houston, David; Walker, Amy (2021-02-08). "Murdered schoolboy Alex Rodda's dad on the questions that will always haunt him". CheshireLive. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "Alex Rodda murder: Matthew Mason jailed for killing schoolboy". BBC News. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Man, 19, guilty of murdering schoolboy he paid £2,000 to keep silent". the Guardian. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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