Three more men were convicted in relation to the incident on Thursday, while four others were previously convicted and sit in jail. Dylan Weatherley, 20, was sentenced to five years in jail for the manslaughter and kidnapping of Alpergin. Isay Stoyanov, 43 was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for perverting the course of justice and Kyle Mitchell-Peart, 31, was jailed for six years and four months for two counts of kidnapping and two counts of false imprisonment, per Daily Mail.
Alpergin was kidnapped alongside his girlfriend from his London home by the gang of accomplices and "frog marched" into a white van. They were taken to the Stadium Lounge wine bar where the DJ was tortured and suffered "horrific injuries" while his girlfriend was locked in a bathroom. Alpergin suffered 94 injuries total including 14 broken ribs, severe head injuries, ligature injuries to his neck, and genital injuries, all from which he succumbed to. His body was dumped in a woodland in Essex before being found by a dog walker.
Prosecuting attorney Crispin Aylett stated: "Mr Alpergin was a well-known DJ and pop figure within the Turkish UK community in this country. It is unclear how he came to the attention of an Organised Crime Group who in effect did kidnap, torture, and murder Mr Alpergin. The group believed Mr Alpergin had something of value whether that be money drugs or information. There is a body of evidence the killing was organised by the so-called Tottenham Turks, the well-known organised crime group network."
Judge Sarah Whitehouse, presiding over the case, stated during sentencing: "Mr Alpergin had been tortured to death, after he was killed in the early hours of Friday morning his body was moved to different locations before being dumped in a woodland in Loughton. What is clear is the plan to kill Koray Alpergin had been in operation since at least 23 September. As in the early hours of that morning a tracking device had been placed under his car. There is no evidence that anyone of the three of you were involved in any of the planning and organisation of these crimes. I’m satisfied none of you three were central players in the plan, as I said the main players used others to do their dirty work while avoiding detection themselves."
