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Mechanic 'beat gay lover, 15, to death after £2k blackmail ultimatum', court hears
The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxAn apprentice mechanic is accused of bludgeoning his 15-year-old lover to death, a court has heard.It's reported that Matthew Mason, 19, paid 15-year-old Alex Rodda more than £2,000 to stop him reporting their relationship.Mason is accused of beating Mr Rodda with a wrench in woods in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12, 2019.Opening the trial at Chester Crown Court on Monday, Ian Unsworth QC, prosecuting, said: "The case for the prosecution is that Matthew Mason took Alexander Rodda to the woods on the pretence of sexual activity and then murdered him in cold blood."He said the defendant, who was 18 years old at the time, had known Alex