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By Eleanor Barlow Alex Rodda was found dead at woodland in Ashley. The trial continues at Chester Crown Court. A TEENAGER has told a court he killed a schoolboy after he threatened to ‘ruin’ his life by revealing their sexual relationship. Matthew Mason, 19, denies the murder of Alex Rodda, 15, but admits beating him to death with a spanner in remote woodland in Ashley on December 12 last year. Giving evidence at Chester Crown Co...

A YOUNG Farmer who beat his schoolboy lover to death with a spanner has told a court he did not think his friends would accept him if he was gay. Matthew Mason, 19, of Knutsford, admits killing Pickmere boy Alex Rodda, 15, in woodland in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year but denies murder. A trial at Chester Crown Court has heard Mason paid the Holmes Chapel High School pupil more than £2,000 to stop him revealing their sexual relationship. Giving evidence on Friday, Mason, wh...

12:33 EDT, 17 December 2020 A teenager who killed a schoolboy after paying him more than £2,000 to stop him revealing their affair has told a jury he was questioning his sexuality and felt suicidal. Matthew Mason, 19, denied the murder of Alex Rodda, 15, but admitted beating him to death with a wrench in remote woodland in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year. Giving evidence at Chester Crown Court on Thursday, Mason, who lived with his parents on a farm near Knutsford, said he began q...

Alex Rodda murder trial: Everything defendant Matthew Mason said as he wept in the witness box during his evidence Matthew Mason, 19, denies murder Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we off...

By Eleanor Barlow The scene as police investigated Alex Roddas death last year A TEENAGER who killed a schoolboy after paying him more than £2,000 to stop him revealing their affair has told a jury he was questioning his sexuality and felt suicidal. Matthew Mason, 19, denies the murder of Alex Rodda, 15, but admits beating him to death with a wrench in remote woodland in Ashley on December 12 last year. Giving evidence at Chester Cr...

The evidence heard so far in the trial of the man accused of murdering teenager Alex Rodda Matthew Mason, 19, is standing trial at Chester Crown Court where he denies murder Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related news...

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Matthew Mason, then 18, lured Alex Rodda to woods near the rural village of Ashley in Cheshire with the promise of sex and then beat him to death with a large metal wrench, the prosecution claim.