Man ‘killed friend and guinea pigs before claiming she was at King’s Coronation’

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George Gordon looked up escort girls in Liverpool and bought tickets to see the Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool after Delia McInerney's death, a court heard

A man accused of murdering his friend - and keeping her dismembered body in a freezer with her guinea pigs for almost three years - told her friends they had been to the King's Coronation and were greeted by Sir Stephen Fry, a court heard.

George Gordon, 65, allegedly murdered Delia McInerney in April 2023, days before she was due to move to Portugal for a "new life", and kept her body parts in a chest freezer with her five guinea pigs, which he is also accused of killing.

Ms McInerney, who was 62 at the time of her death, stayed with Gordon at his flat in St Helens, Merseyside, when she was not travelling abroad or at her house in Anfield, Liverpool.

It is alleged he stole money from her accounts and took out loans and credit cards in her name before he was arrested in January this year and her body found in the freezer, Liverpool Crown Court heard. Her pet guinea pigs were also inside the freezer.

Jurors were told Gordon made internet searches on websites including "Filipino Cupid" and "Asian Dating" and looked up escort girls in Liverpool after her death. He also bought himself tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool, taking selfies while at the event, the court heard.

It is alleged Gordon came up with "fantasies" about the woman's whereabouts after the killing and posed as his alleged victim.

The court heard about messages allegedly sent by the defendant, who was known as Chris, on his victim's phone to their friends inquiring about her. Jurors were shown WhatsApp and email messages from the defendant, telling one of the victim's friends: "Chris has got an invitation to the Coronation."

The messages went on to claim the victim and defendant were invited to the ceremony as Gordon knows King Charles and had been exchanging Christmas cards with the Royals for 40 years. Further messages sent by Gordon claimed they had been at Westminster Abbey, seated among "actors and luvvies", and he knew some of the clergy, "who was at Cambridge with him".

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