Dylan Weatherley guilty of killing DJ Koray Alpergin

Mehmet Koray Alpergin and his girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were snatched as they returned home from an Italian restaurant in Mayfair in October 2022.

They were taken to an empty wine bar near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where 43-year-old Mr Alpergin was said to have been beaten, throttled, scalded with boiling water, stabbed, maimed and horrifically violated.

His body was then dumped in woodland near the Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Loughton and 34-year-old Ms Dalbudak spent two days locked in a toilet before being freed by her captors and given money for a taxi.

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Ms Dalbudak, who has since returned to her home in Turkey, recalled her boyfriend telling her “my love, don’t be scared” and “sorry, my love” before he cried out in pain as he was beaten.

Jurors at a previous trial were told the killing bore “all the hallmarks” of serious organised crime and the world of drugs.

A post-mortem examination revealed 94 separate injuries on Mr Alpergin’s body.

The court heard that Mr Alpergin, who was originally from Northern Cyprus, owned a Turkish language radio station in London – Bizim FM – and was a well-known and popular figure within the Turkish community in the UK.

The prosecution alleged that eight men had driven in two vehicles – a white van and a Volkswagen Polo – to the scene of the kidnapping.

It was alleged Dylan Weatherley, 20, of Beaufoy Road in Tottenham, was in the Polo but his co-accused Isay Stoyanov was not in either car.

The jury was told the group knew Mr Alpergin’s Audi was on its way to Enfield from Mayfair because it had been fitted with a tracking device.

Mr Aylett accepted there was no evidence that Weatherley or Stoyanov were directly involved in the violence meted out to Mr Alpergin.

He said Stoyanov was implicated in the “clean-up” inside the Stadium Lounge where the victim was killed.

On Wednesday, Weatherley was found guilty of Mr Alpergin’s manslaughter, kidnap and false imprisonment but cleared of offences relating to Ms Dalbudak’s abduction.

Bulgarian painter and decorator Stoyanov, 44, of Remington Road in Tottenham, was convicted of perverting the course of justice.

The pair will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on September 5 with Kyrie Mitchell-Peart, 32, of Harringay Road in Tottenham, who had pleaded guilty to the kidnap and false imprisonment of Mr Alpergin and Ms Dalbudak.

From left to right: Dylan Weatherley, Isay Stoyanov and Kyrie Mitchell-Peart (Image: Metropolitan Police)

Following a separate trial last year, four more men had been convicted of their roles.

Tejean Kennedy, 33, of Cricklewood Broadway, and Ali Kavak, 26, De Quincey Road, Tottenham, were found guilty of the kidnap and false imprisonment of the couple and Mr Alpergin’s manslaughter.

Kavak Ali (left) and Tejean Kennedy (right) kidnapped and killed Koray Alpergin (Image: Metropolitan Police)

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Samuel Owusu-Opoku, 36, of Dunbar Road in Wood Green, was found guilty of two counts of kidnap, while Steffan Gordon, 35, of Dehavilland Close in Northolt, had admitted kidnap and was found guilty of two counts of false imprisonment.

Samuel Owusu-Opoku (left) and Steffan Gordon (right) (Image: Metropolitan Police)

Kavak was also convicted of perverting the course of justice by helping to dispose of Mr Alpergin’s body and destroying two vehicles by fire. Owusu-Opoku admitted the charge.

Yigit Hurman, 19, of Audley Close, Muswell Hill, admitted perverting the course of justice.

Yigit Hurman admitted perverting the course of justice (Image: Metropolitan Police)

All five men previously convicted have been jailed. Two more suspects were said to be still at large and were believed to have fled abroad.

Detective Chief Inspector Matt Webb, who led the investigation, said: “Although a number of men were convicted last year, we continued to pursue others we believed were accountable for the serious violence inflicted on Koray and worked to bring them to justice.

“It has been a long journey for Koray’s family and our thoughts remain with them today. We owe them real gratitude for the support they have given us throughout this investigation.”

Some reporting by PA.