British sex killer Rurik Jutting is probably the most dangerous man I have ever encountered in my long career – certainly in a courtroom setting.
There was a moment early in his trial at Hong Kong’s High Court when I was so appalled by the evidence I was reporting on that I put down my pencil and stared intently at the defendant sitting expressionless in the dock.
The ex-financier was on trial for murdering two young Indonesian sex workers in the most horrific circumstances imaginable.
At the time, I had more than 20 years’ experience covering crime for the Daily Mail, including the harrowing trials of serial killer Rosemary West and Soham murderer Ian Huntley, but had never heard anything as shocking.
I did not sense any shame or remorse. And then it dawned on me – he was probably enjoying reliving his crimes.
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