Chef who cooked boyfriend found guilty of murder

A Leeds chef has been found guilty of murdering a boyfriend before carving flesh from his thigh, seasoning it with fresh herbs, frying it in olive oil and chewing a section.

Former Mr Gay UK Anthony Morley (aged 36), from Bexley Place, 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 flip-flops 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.

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

After the verdict, Mr Oldfield's 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.

"He was so easy going and friendly that to know Damian for five minutes was to know Damian as a friend.

"Damian always made a big impression on those who knew him and I have been very touched by all the messages that have been left on the Gone Too Soon and Facebook websites.

"It's testament to Damian's popularity that school friends as well those who knew Damian more recently have left messages."