Teen 'bludgeoned partner, 15, to death with wrench after luring him to woods for sexual activity'
Cour t on Monday, Ian Unsworth QC, prosecuting, said the case for the prosecution was 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, then 18, and Alex had known each other for some months before his death and "enjoyed an intimate sexual relationship".Mr Unsworth said Alex, a pupil at Holmes Chapel High School, was struck with at least 15 heavy blows in the "brutal" and "merciless" attack in a remote wooded area near Ashley, not far from Bowdon in Cheshire.He added: "Alex did not stand a chance.