Court hears Gordon invented stories about artist’s disappearance after alleged killing

George Gordon, 65, is accused of killing artist Delia McInerney, 62, in his St Helens flat in April 2023, then dismembering her and keeping her remains in a freezer. At Liverpool Crown Court, a relative told jurors Gordon invented stories about where she had gone, while the prosecution alleges the killing was premeditated and partly motivated by financial gain; Gordon says he acted in self-defence.

McInerney had been planning a new life in Portugal with her pets, after previously discussing travel to Australia. The prosecution says Gordon bought a sledgehammer, a cordless handsaw and a copy of Gray’s Anatomy before her death, later took thousands of pounds from her accounts and posed as her in messages for 18 months. The article reports that her guinea pigs’ bodies were also found in the freezer.