George Gordon, 65, is accused of killing Delia McInerney, whose body was reportedly found in a freezer in a flat in St Helens, Merseyside, in January – Gordon denies murder
A man has confessed to hiding the body of a woman but refuted charges of her murder and the killing of five guinea pigs.
George Gordon, 65, stands accused of the murder of Delia McInerney, whose body was allegedly found in the freezer of a flat in St Helens, Merseyside, in January.
On Friday, Gordon appeared via videolink from prison at Liverpool Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals by killing five guinea pigs.
It can now be revealed that Gordon pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to preventing a lawful and decent burial of a dead body and obstructing a coroner by concealing a body between April 2023 and January 2026.
He also confessed to three counts of fraud by false representation and theft, which are believed to be connected to Ms McInerney.
Gordon, of Gerards Court, St Helens, denied murder at the earlier hearing.
Ms McInerney, who would have been 64 when her body was discovered, hailed from Anfield, Liverpool.
In a tribute released following her death, her sister Rita McInerney said: “A great artist, a free spirit, really ‘out there’.
“A rebel. Intelligent with a dynamic personality. Kind, caring and helpful.”
Gordon is scheduled to stand trial on October 12.
Meanwhile, the dismembered body of a travelling rabbi has been discovered inside an abandoned wardrobe on a street in Colombia. Nuchem Yasir Ebeth, from America, had journeyed to Bogotá to guide and teach a small group of Catholics who had converted to Judaism, as reported by Colombian media.
He was last seen on CCTV departing his Airbnb at 9:07pm on April 21 as initial reports suggest he was on his way to meet someone. From that point onwards, Nuchem, 51, went quiet, ceased responding to calls, and was reported missing by his family.
Days later, in the early hours of Sunday (April 26), locals alerted authorities to a blue wardrobe with bloodstains around it, abandoned on a street on the opposite side of Bogotá. Officers who responded to the call found the dismembered body of a man matching Nuchem’s description inside.
On Monday (April 27), he was confirmed to be the missing rabbi. Nuchem hailed from Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York City.
He was a devotee of the Belz Hasidic dynasty, a branch of ultra-Orthodox Judaism that originated in Eastern Europe. According to US media, Nuchem may have been targeted by a criminal gang specialising in robbing tourists.
The prevailing theory is that the murder occurred during the theft of his personal possessions and identification documents. However, other potential motives – including the possibility that he was enticed under false pretences, or even terrorism – have not been dismissed.