Ex 'attacked by human flesh chef'

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A chef accused of stabbing to death a man before cooking a piece of his flesh once tried to attack a former boyfriend with a meat cleaver, a court has heard.

Anthony Morley, 36, the first winner of Mr Gay UK, denies murdering 33-year-old Damian Oldfield.

A jury at Leeds Crown Court heard pieces of cooked human flesh were found in his kitchen at Bexley Avenue, Leeds.

Former boyfriend Shaun Wood said Mr Morley once attacked him after a disagreement about money.

Mr Wood, who was in a relationship with Mr Morley for around six years, told the court he had aimed a meat cleaver at his head.

Caring person

He said: "He went to the kitchen and came back and sat down on the settee and five minutes later he leapt up and went for me with a meat cleaver but fortunately he fell backwards so it didn't get me.

"I was obviously very scared but immediately afterwards he went upstairs to his bedroom and started smashing the bedroom up, shouting 'I'm psychotic, I'm mad, get me a doctor'."

Mr Wood said he rang for an ambulance but when paramedics arrived Mr Morley got an air rifle.

The ambulance staff refused to help and called police who took Mr Morley to the police station.

Under cross-examination, Mr Wood said he had "never, ever" before seen him behave in that way and described him as a caring person.

Cut throat

However, he said Mr Morley's drinking had caused arguments and that he had been drinking when he tried to attack him.

Earlier the court was told that on 23 April this year, Mr Morley and Mr Oldfield, who had been involved in a relationship in the past, had arranged to meet in Leeds and went back to the defendant's house.

The prosecution claims the men had sex in the bedroom before Mr Morley attacked Mr Oldfield, cutting his throat and stabbing him numerous times.

He is then alleged to have cut a piece of flesh from his thigh before cooking it and trying to eat it.

After the attack, the court was told Mr Morley walked to a takeaway and told staff he had killed someone.

Robert Smith, defending, said Mr Morley was at least guilty of manslaughter but said the issue in the trial would be over provocation or abnormality of the mind.

The hearing continues.