Chef guilty of boyfriend's murder

Former Mr Gay UK Anthony Morley, 36, from Bexley Place, Leeds, slashed Damian Oldfield's throat before stabbing him multiple times and cutting sections of flesh from his body.

Morley, who was in bed with 33-year-old Mr Oldfield at the time of the murder in April, later walked into a nearby takeaway wearing a bloodstained dressing gown and flipflops and told staff he had killed someone because he tried to rape him.

A jury at Leeds Crown Court took just two hours and 20 minutes to find him guilty of murder. Members of the packed public gallery cheered and applauded as the verdict was read out.

Morley clasped his hands and bowed his head and several jury members left the court in tears.

During the two-week trial, the court heard how Morley carved sections of flesh from Mr Oldfield's thigh and chest, including the nipple. He left a Lloyds TSB bank card over the wound on his victim's chest.

Police searching the house later found a chopping board with six pieces of human flesh, cooked so they were raw in the middle and browned on the edges.

A bundle of fresh herbs, a knife used to chop them, some olive oil and a dish of seeds were found on the work surface near the cooker and a frying pan was on the hob with the remnants of fried herbs and oil in it.

The murder was described to the jury as "terrible, horrific and bizarre".

Judge James Stewart QC said he would sentence Morley on Monday.