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Chilling messages between 15-year-old Alex Rodda and his teenage lover who murdered him have been revealed for the first time.

A 19-year-old UK man has been found guilty of the murder of a schoolboy, after paying him to keep their sexual relationship a secret.The court heard Alex Rodda, 15, was bludgeoned with a wrench by Matthew Mason in a secluded woodland area in Cheshire on the evening of December 12, 2019.[IMAGE: Alex’s body was discovered in woodlands in Cheshire]According to his testimony, Mason had a girlfriend but began to questions his sexuality after Alex, “persuaded” him to have sex on multiple occasions.After receiving an explicit picture and video from Mason, Alex reached out to Mason’s girlfriend, informing her that her boyfriend had been messaging him “in a flirty way”.While Mason denied this claim, he immediately began depositing money into the

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxAn apprentice mechanic is accused of bludgeoning his 15-year-old lover to death, a court has heard.It's reported that Matthew Mason, 19, paid 15-year-old Alex Rodda more than £2,000 to stop him reporting their relationship.Mason is accused of beating Mr Rodda with a wrench in woods in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12, 2019.Opening the trial at Chester Crown Court on Monday, Ian Unsworth QC, prosecuting, said: "The case for the prosecution is that Matthew Mason took Alexander Rodda to the woods on the pretence of sexual activity and then murdered him in cold blood."He said the defendant, who was 18 years old at the time, had known Alex