A man has confessed to hiding the body of a woman found in a freezer, refuting allegations of murder and the killing of five guinea pigs.
George Gordon, aged 65, is facing accusations of the murder of Delia McInerney after her body was uncovered in a flat in St Helens, Merseyside, in January.
Appearing via video link from prison at Liverpool Crown Court, Gordon, clad in a grey jumper and jogging bottoms with thinning white hair, entered a not guilty plea to charges of causing harm to protected animals by killing five guinea pigs.
Recent disclosures reveal that Gordon admitted guilt in a previous hearing to impeding a lawful burial of a deceased body and obstructing a coroner by concealing a body between April 2023 and January 2026.
Additionally, he confessed to three instances of fraud by false representation and theft linked to Ms. McInerney but has refuted the murder charge and one count of animal cruelty involving the guinea pigs.
Ms. McInerney, who would have turned 64 when her body was found, hailed from Anfield, Liverpool.
In a posthumous tribute issued through the police, her sister Rita McInerney described her as a remarkable artist, a free-spirited individual, and a rebel with a dynamic and caring personality.
Rita McInerney expressed her deep love for her sister, saying she would always be missed.
Gordon, residing at Gerards Court, St Helens, is scheduled to face trial on October 12, with proceedings expected to span six weeks.
