The horrifying torture-murder of a lonely man with learning difficulties who just wanted to make friends... and how 20 years later his quiet Cornwall town is still haunted by it

Steven Hoskin was tortured by a gang of bullies before being thrown to his death off viaduct in a crime so horrific, it still haunts the town of St Austell in Cornwall to this day.

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Apr 4, 2026 - 09:34
The horrifying torture-murder of a lonely man with learning difficulties who just wanted to make friends... and how 20 years later his quiet Cornwall town is still haunted by it
Steven Hoskin was tortured by a gang of bullies before being thrown to his death off viaduct in a crime so horrific, it still haunts the town of St Austell in Cornwall to this day.
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