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October 9th, 2008, 12:18 PM
Human flesh on chef's chop board
Pieces of human flesh cooked so they were raw in the middle and browned at the edges were found on a chopping board in the kitchen of a former Mr Gay UK, a court heard yesterday.
Anthony Morley (36) of Bexley Place, Leeds, stabbed Damian Oldfield (33) to death before carving off a chunk of his thigh, seasoning it with fresh herbs, frying it in olive oil and chewing a section, Leeds Crown Court has heard.
Mr Morley, a trained chef who won the first Mr Gay UK title in 1993, cooked the flesh in a frying pan in one piece before chopping it into seven sections, the jury was told.
Yesterday, Valerie Tomlinson, a forensic scientist, told the court she examined Mr Morley's house shortly after the killing took place in his bedroom. Ms Tomlinson said that, in the kitchen of the house, she found a blue chopping board with six pieces of human meat on it, a cleaver and some tongs.
She said there was also a bundle of fresh herbs, a knife used to chop them, some olive oil and a dish of seeds on the work surface near the cooker. A frying pan was found on the hob with the remnants of fried herbs and oil in it, Ms Tomlinson added.
Richard Mansell, prosecuting, said: "Those pieces of flesh appear to be rare or raw through the middle and browned at the edges.''
Ms Tomlinson said that was correct, and added "It does suggest that the original piece of meat had been cooked as one piece of meat and subsequently chopped."
The case continues today.
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/human-flesh-on-chefs-chop-board-1493065.html
Pieces of human flesh cooked so they were raw in the middle and browned at the edges were found on a chopping board in the kitchen of a former Mr Gay UK, a court heard yesterday.
Anthony Morley (36) of Bexley Place, Leeds, stabbed Damian Oldfield (33) to death before carving off a chunk of his thigh, seasoning it with fresh herbs, frying it in olive oil and chewing a section, Leeds Crown Court has heard.
Mr Morley, a trained chef who won the first Mr Gay UK title in 1993, cooked the flesh in a frying pan in one piece before chopping it into seven sections, the jury was told.
Yesterday, Valerie Tomlinson, a forensic scientist, told the court she examined Mr Morley's house shortly after the killing took place in his bedroom. Ms Tomlinson said that, in the kitchen of the house, she found a blue chopping board with six pieces of human meat on it, a cleaver and some tongs.
She said there was also a bundle of fresh herbs, a knife used to chop them, some olive oil and a dish of seeds on the work surface near the cooker. A frying pan was found on the hob with the remnants of fried herbs and oil in it, Ms Tomlinson added.
Richard Mansell, prosecuting, said: "Those pieces of flesh appear to be rare or raw through the middle and browned at the edges.''
Ms Tomlinson said that was correct, and added "It does suggest that the original piece of meat had been cooked as one piece of meat and subsequently chopped."
The case continues today.
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/human-flesh-on-chefs-chop-board-1493065.html