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GRADUATE RURIK JUTTING, 29, WAS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER THE DISCOVERY
OF ONE 'NEARLY DECAPITATED' WOMAN IN A SUITCASE AND ANOTHER WHO HAD HER THROAT
SLASHED AT HIS LUXURY FLAT.
A British
investment banker charged with the murder of two prostitutes in Hong
Kong was previously engaged to a fellow trader who left him devastated
after cheating on him, it was claimed today.
Cambridge
graduate Rurik Jutting, 29, was arrested over the weekend after the
discovery of one 'nearly decapitated' woman in a suitcase and another
who had her throat slashed at his luxury flat.
He
appeared in court this morning for a short hearing in which the two
charges of murder were read out to him and was remanded in custody until
November 10.
A
former acquaintance today said Jutting had been in a serious
relationship with a British female trader which ended bitterly around
two years ago.
The pair had become engaged, but he was left distraught when she reportedly had an affair after moving to New York from London.
The
source, who declined to be named, said: 'She wanted to marry him pretty
fervently and he proposed [but] she ended up cheating on him.'
Victim: One of
the two women discovered inside Jutting's luxury apartment in Hong Kong.
The woman, named locally as Jesse Lorena Ruri, was 30 years old and
originally from the Philippines
Horrific death: Officers arrived at
Jutting's blood-spattered 31st-floor apartment to find Jesse Lorena Ruri
still alive despite gaping knife wounds to her throat and buttocks, but
she died soon after
His fiancee was forced to fly back to London because Jutting was so heartbroken, the source told the Daily Telegraph.
'It was him ultimately him who broke it off - I think he took her infidelity quite badly.'
'They
tried to reconcile. But I think maybe a month or so into it he was not
able to come to terms with the fact that she had been unfaithful.'
It
also emerged that Jutting branded himself an 'insane psychopath' in a
chilling 'out-of-office' e-mail from his Bank of America Merrill Lynch
account days before the bodies were found at his flat.
The
e-mail response read: 'I am out of the office. Indefinitely. For urgent
enquiries, or indeed any enquiries, please contact someone who is not
an insane psychopath.
'For
escalation please contact God, though suspect the devil will have
custody [Last line only really worked if I had followed through].'
Butchered:
Sex workers named locally as Sumarti Ningsih (left) and Jesse Lorena
Ruri (right) were found dead at Jutting's blood-spattered 31st-floor
apartment in Hong Kong after the investment banker called police
Court date: A handcuffed Rurik Jutting
is taken to a Hong Kong court by police car after being charged with
the murders of the two women
The message would appear to suggest he had meant to kill himself.
In
another disturbing development, police in the former British colony
were urgently investigating whether there were any more victims after
photos of one of the dead women were allegedly among 2,000 pictures and
videos on a smartphone used by Jutting.
The
American Psycho-style killing spree came to an end on Halloween night
when Jutting, from Surrey, reportedly rang police shortly after 3am.
Officers
arrived at his blood-spattered 31st-floor apartment to find a
30-year-old Filipina prostitute, named locally as Jesse Lorena Ruri,
still alive despite gaping knife wounds to her throat and buttocks. She
died soon after.
Eight
hours later, during a forensic examination of the flat, police officers
spotted a suitcase on the balcony which had two feet protruding.
Inside was the decomposing naked body of the second prostitute, 25-year-old Indonesian Sumarti Ningsih.
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Living the high life: Jutting plays in
the pool with Ariane Guarin (on his shoulders), who is believed to be
the banker's ex-girlfriend. Police said Jutting had been talking
'delirious nonsense' when they arrived at his flat
Cuddling up: Jutting with Miss Guarin
(right) and another female friend. Police in Hong Kong spent yesterday
examining the contents of Jutting's smartphone in a bid to establish
whether there are any further victims
Hanging out: After police were called
to his apartment, Jutting was questioned before being driven away for
further questioning, leaving a forensic team to examine the scene at his
flat
Surrounded: Jutting sits with a group of women. He reportedly called police at 3am on Halloween night
Her
arms and legs had been bound with rope and her head was almost cut off,
according to police at the scene. Her body is thought to have been
there for as many as five days.
Sex toys and cocaine were also reportedly found, along with a 12-inch knife that was seized by officers.
A Hong Kong newspaper, Ming Pao, said that Jutting had been talking 'delirious nonsense' to the police when they arrived.
Jutting,
who moved to Hong Kong from London in July last year, quit his
high-earning job in the city, where expat bankers lead notoriously
hedonistic lifestyles.
Graduate: Jutting, who studied at
Cambridge University, pictured with Ariane Guarin, who is believed to
have been in a previous relationship with the banker. A friend commented
on this Facebook saying: 'miss you guys i miss our bondings together..i
wish your relationship is back..YANIE AND RURIK....RUYANIE FOREVER..'
Ariane Guarin, who is believed to be Jutting's ex-girlfriend, posted these images on her Facebook page
Taste for the high life: Rurik Jutting, 29, drapes an arm around Miss Guarin after moving to Hong Kong
Out with the girls: Jutting, who moved
to Hong Kong from London in July last year, quit his high-earning job
in the city, where expat bankers lead notoriously hedonistic lifestyles
Party: A group of women pose by a pool in Hong Kong with drinks while Rurik Jutting waits just out of shot
He appears to have posted to Facebook last Monday that he was embarking on a 'new journey'.
He wrote: 'Stepping down from the ledge. Burden lifted; new journey begins. Scared and anxious but also excited.
'The first step is always the hardest.'
A
police source said they were told Jutting had left the US bank 'within
the last few days' but was unsure if his resignation came before the
killing of the first of the two women.
Merrill
Lynch spokesman Paul Scanlon would not say precisely when Jutting had
left the bank, telling the Mail: 'We are not getting into when the guy
left.
'When someone leaves the company we don't talk about it. We are just saying he left recently.'
Scene of the crime: His balcony on the
31st floor of the J Residence building, where he was captured on CCTV
returning with a 'sexily dressed' woman on the night of the murders
Investigation: Forensics check the crime scene at the luxury £2,000-a-month apartment in Wan Chai district
Murder scene: Men in overalls and masks search the flat for evidence after the women's bodies were found
Grisly discovery: One of the bodies is carried out of the flats after the banker was charged with double murder
Police
in Hong Kong spent yesterday examining the contents of Jutting's
smartphone as they attempted to establish whether there are any further
victims.
Detectives
also spread out among the bars near Jutting's apartment block in the
popular Wan Chai area and called at massage parlours.
Jutting
is believed to have brought a sex worker apparently known as Jessie
home after a Halloween party on Friday night in the red light district,
where some revellers were dressed as blood-dripping zombies.
CCTV
footage from the upmarket 40-storey J Residence showed him returning
with a 'sexily dressed' woman, according to local press.
After
police were called to his apartment, Jutting was questioned before
being driven away for further questioning, leaving a forensic team to
examine the scene.
Government workers remove the body of a
woman who was found dead at a flat in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district in
the early hours of this morning. A British man was been arrested in
connection with the murders
The block of flats in Hong Kong where
Jutting moved to when it is understood he took a job at Bank of America
Merrill Lynch's office in the city and worked as a trader from July last
year
It
was not until eight hours had passed that police wearing face masks
went out on to the balcony and opened the black suitcase measuring three
feet by 18 inches.
The
body's state of decomposition led police to believe that the suitcase
had been left out in Hong Kong's sweltering humidity for up to five
days.
One man living in the block, where most of the residents are expatriates, said he had noticed an unusual smell in recent days.
A
police source quoted by the South China Morning Post said: 'She was
nearly decapitated and her hands and legs had been bound with ropes.
'She was naked and wrapped in a towel before being stuffed into the suitcase. Her passport was found at the scene.'
Assistant
police commander Wan Siu-hung said officers had not discovered the
second body sooner because they were collecting evidence in the living
room first.
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MACABRE ECHOES OF HORROR FILM
The gruesome double murder has chilling echoes of the plot of cult horror film American Psycho.
In
the 2000 movie – based on Bret Easton Ellis's book of the same name,
pictured right – investment banker Patrick Bateman enjoys a luxurious
lifestyle, but leads a double life as a serial killer.
In one grisly scene, Bateman, played by Christian Bale, leaves two prostitutes battered and bloodied.
He later murders one of them with a chainsaw as she flees his home after seeing him kill another woman.
Yesterday, hundreds of Twitter users compared the Hong Kong tragedy to the film.
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