Man accused of killing friend and keeping body in freezer

Summarised from CornwallLive's report · Updated 4 Nov, 22:02 · Archive

A 65-year-old man is accused of murdering his companion in April 2023 and keeping her dismembered body in a freezer for nearly three years.

George Gordon, 65, is accused of murdering his companion Delia McInerney, 62, at his flat in St Helens, Merseyside. The court was told that Ms McInerney regularly stayed with Gordon when not travelling overseas or at her home in Anfield, Liverpool. She died in April 2023, days before she was due to emigrate to Portugal to begin a 'new life'. Her dismembered body was discovered by police inside a chest freezer at Gordon's flat on 8 January this year.

Prosecutor Martin Reid KC told Liverpool Crown Court that following her death, Gordon impersonated his alleged victim in messages and emails to her friends. Gordon fraudulently obtained thousands of pounds from her bank accounts and obtained a loan and credit cards in her name. Gordon admits killing McInerney, described by a relative as his 'soulmate', but initially claimed to police that he struck her with a hammer to 'end her suffering' following an overdose. He now maintains he acted in self-defence.

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• Man 'killed soulmate and kept her body in freezer for almost three years', court toldGeorge Gordon, 65, allegedly murdered his friend Delia McInerney in April 2023, days before she was due to move to Portugal, and kept her dismembered body in a freezer with her pet guinea pigsCornwallLive · 4 Nov, 16:35

In this story: George Gordon · Delia McInerney · St Helens · Merseyside · Liverpool Crown Court · Anfield · Portugal

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