Kentish Town transsexual prostitute was strangled by last customer, court is told

21 July 2010

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A PRE-OP transsexual was strangled at her home in Kentish Town by a man who had visited her for a sexual encounter, a court was told.

Murder victim Destiny Lauren, 29, of Leighton Crescent was choked to death in the early hours of November 6 last year by her "last customer" Leon Fyle, 22, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard this week.

Ms Lauren, who worked as a prostitute, was born Justin Samuels - and her uncle was Paul Hill, a member of the Guildford Four who wrongly served 15 years in jail for two IRA pub bombings.

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Man denies murdering trans woman Destiny Lauren

By PinkNews.co.uk Staff Writer • July 21, 2010 - 14:59

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/07/21/man-denies-murdering-trans-woman-destiny-lauren/

A man accused of killing a trans woman in November last year in Kentish Town, London, has gone on trial.

Leon Fyle, 22, who is unemployed, strangled 29-year-old Destiny Lauren after visiting her for sex, a court heard.

Ms Lauren, who was began her transition at the age of 17, worked as a prostitute from her flat on Leighton Crescent.

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Murdered transsexual prostitute was a niece of Guildford Four's Hill

Thursday, 22 July 2010

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A transsexual prostitute who was related to one of the Guildford Four was strangled at her home in London by a man who had visited her for a sexual encounter, a court has been told.

Alleged killer Leon Fyle (22), who denies murder, arranged the encounter with prostitute Destiny Lauren (29) at her flat in Kentish Town, north-west London last year, Snaresbrook Crown Court was told yesterday.

Miss Lauren's family is from Belfast. Her mother Elizabeth Hill committed suicide in 2005 and her uncle is Paul Hill of the Guildford Four.