DJ Kidnapped, Tortured and Murdered After Mayfair Restaurant Date With Girlfriend, Jury Told

Five men have gone on trial accused of torturing and murdering Mehmet Koray Alpergin—a DJ and owner of Bizim FM, a popular Turkish radio station in London.

An undated image of Koray Alpergin who was found dead in Loughton, Essex on Oct. 15, 2022. Metropolitan Police

LONDON—A DJ who owned a popular radio station in London was kidnapped, “horrifically tortured” and then murdered by a group of “sadistic thugs” after taking his Turkish girlfriend out for a meal in Mayfair, a jury has been told.

Five men went on trial on Wednesday for the kidnap and murder of Mehmet Koray Alpergin, whose body was found near Oakwood Hill industrial estate in Loughton, Essex on the morning of Oct. 15, 2022.