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| Killer chef cooked dead boyfriend | Killer chef cooked dead boyfriend |
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| A chef has been found guilty of stabbing his lover to death before slicing pieces of his flesh off and cooking them. | A chef has been found guilty of stabbing his lover to death before slicing pieces of his flesh off and cooking them. |
| Anthony Morley, 36, the first winner of Mr Gay UK, had denied murdering 33-year-old Damian Oldfield. | Anthony Morley, 36, the first winner of Mr Gay UK, had denied murdering 33-year-old Damian Oldfield. |
| Pieces of cooked human flesh were found in Morley's kitchen at Bexley Avenue, Leeds, a jury at Leeds Crown Court heard. | Pieces of cooked human flesh were found in Morley's kitchen at Bexley Avenue, Leeds, a jury at Leeds Crown Court heard. |
| Morley then walked to a nearby takeaway and admitted the killing. | Morley then walked to a nearby takeaway and admitted the killing. |
| The murder was described by prosecutors in court, as "terrible, horrific and bizarre". | The murder was described by prosecutors in court, as "terrible, horrific and bizarre". |
| When the jury returned their verdict members of the packed public gallery cheered and applauded. | When the jury returned their verdict members of the packed public gallery cheered and applauded. |
| Morley bowed his head and several members of the jury left the court in tears. | Morley bowed his head and several members of the jury left the court in tears. |
| During the two-week trial jurors heard Morley had carved sections of flesh from Mr Oldfield's body. | During the two-week trial jurors heard Morley had carved sections of flesh from Mr Oldfield's body. |
| Police who searched the house found pieces of Mr Oldfield's flesh cooked on a chopping board. | Police who searched the house found pieces of Mr Oldfield's flesh cooked on a chopping board. |
| Jurrors were told the two men had been involved in a relationship "of some kind", but Morley was confused about his sexuality. | Jurrors were told the two men had been involved in a relationship "of some kind", but Morley was confused about his sexuality. |
| He won the Mr Gay title in 1993 but had a girlfriend at the time. | He won the Mr Gay title in 1993 but had a girlfriend at the time. |
| Morley won the first ever Mr Gay UK contest in 1993 | Morley won the first ever Mr Gay UK contest in 1993 |
| On the day of the killing both men had been drinking before going to bed. | On the day of the killing both men had been drinking before going to bed. |
| Morley said he could not remember killing Mr Oldfield and denied the murder charge on the grounds of provocation or diminished responsibility. | Morley said he could not remember killing Mr Oldfield and denied the murder charge on the grounds of provocation or diminished responsibility. |
| He had claimed Mr Oldfield had tried to rape him in the bedroom. | He had claimed Mr Oldfield had tried to rape him in the bedroom. |
| After the case Mr Oldfield's mother said the family had been robbed of an easy-going man. | After the case Mr Oldfield's mother said the family had been robbed of an easy-going man. |
| Cruel circumstances | |
| His mother Denise, said in a statement: "We shared a special bond, which I can still feel, but now I'm only left with memories and that's not good enough. | His mother Denise, said in a statement: "We shared a special bond, which I can still feel, but now I'm only left with memories and that's not good enough. |
| "Damian loved life and he has had that taken away from him in the cruellest of circumstances. | "Damian loved life and he has had that taken away from him in the cruellest of circumstances. |
| "He was so easy going and friendly that to know Damian for five minutes was to know Damian as a friend." | "He was so easy going and friendly that to know Damian for five minutes was to know Damian as a friend." |
| West Yorkshire Police said none of their Homicide and Major Inquiry Team had been involved in a crime of that nature before. | West Yorkshire Police said none of their Homicide and Major Inquiry Team had been involved in a crime of that nature before. |
| Morley is due to be sentenced on Monday. | Morley is due to be sentenced on Monday. |