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Former Mr. Gay U.K. Eats Boyfriend
October 20, 2008 11:44 AM
BY PHILIP VICTOR, ABC News London
In a world of bizarre stories, here’s one chilling case of a gruesome murder and an act of cannibalism.
A U.K. chef found guilty of brutally stabbing and murdering his former lover and frying up pieces of the man’s flesh will spend at least 30 years behind bars. Anthony Morley, 36, a former Mr. Gay U.K., claims that Damien Oldfield, 33, tried to rape him at his home and that the killing was done in self-defense.
According to the U.K. Sun, police found six lightly fried pieces of Oldfield’s leg mixed with herbs on a chopping board in Morley’s kitchen. A seventh piece, which Morley chewed, was discovered in a trash bag.
The U.K. Times reported “Morley was arrested after he walked into a takeaway restaurant near his home in Leeds wearing a bloodstained dressing gown and flip-flops and told staff there that he had killed someone who had tried to rape him.”
The couple had exchanged text messages in which Morley expressed that he hoped to revive their broken relationship, but that he wanted to take things slow.
The two men met in Leeds on the day of the murder and later went to Morley’s house where they went to bed after drinking. “Mr. Oldfield had assured him nothing would happen between them. But he said that he awoke to find the other man performing a sex act on him,” the Times reported.
Morley told Leeds Crown Court that he was sexually confused and that he killed Oldfield over a “feeling of betrayal” over the attempted rape attempt, the Sun reported.
Sky News reported that during the sentencing, Judge James Stewart QC called Morley "cold-blooded" and "a savage executor." The judge said that it was “one of those most gruesome murders” he had ever encountered. "You have plumbed depths rarely encountered in our court," the judge said.
Morley, who denied the murder charges citing self-defense, told the court: “At some point Damian’s body had just become something I would deal with at work…a piece of meat. That’s the only thing I can think of. That was my daily task, preparing meat.”
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Naturally when someone tries to rape you , you kill them and eat them. Happens all the time.
Posted by: mm | Oct 20, 2008 12:08:49 PM
hmmm... and abc.com also has a headline about bizarre and strange happenings in Florida? This one takes the cake.
Posted by: allie | Oct 20, 2008 1:08:12 PM
"I ate you before, and by crikey, I'll eat you again!"
Posted by: Aaron | Oct 20, 2008 1:08:26 PM
Sounds to me that maybe this was a case of his secret lover giving him the cold shoulder.
Posted by: Hugh G. Wrekshen | Oct 20, 2008 1:10:04 PM
"You have 'plumbed depths' rarely encountered in our court," the judge said. (wink, wink)
Oh, man - there's just too many jokes with this one. Somebody take over.
Posted by: Aaron | Oct 20, 2008 1:11:01 PM
guess he won't be running for president!
Posted by: Tom Powers | Oct 20, 2008 1:11:12 PM
There is the answer right there. Morley says that he wanted to revive an old relationship, but apparently that is not the case. The former lover was lured into the house and bed. However, Mr. Morley appears to have contacted him for revenge. If not, the man must be insane, or on drugs.
Posted by: t | Oct 20, 2008 1:13:52 PM
True, this is the stuff of late night comedy. Sure would hate to be his cell mate when the munchies hit him.
Posted by: LBW | Oct 20, 2008 1:14:16 PM
He was born that way... urrr, a cannibal that is.
Posted by: BT | Oct 20, 2008 1:15:12 PM
Gross. It's one thing to kill someone in self-defense (Which I don't believe was the case here)but to cut them up and fry them like fish & chips is something else. People are just sick, sick, sick.
Posted by: Denise | Oct 20, 2008 1:20:41 PM
That's just a little bit TOO attracted to the same sex! If you are going to stray from the norms of civilized society, why not go all the way? I can't even wrap my head around this; it is so gross.
Posted by: Sean O'Brien | Oct 20, 2008 1:22:18 PM
I am sure it will be just a matter of time before Anthony Morley puts out a cookbook.
"Cooking Your Gay Ex Lover"
Posted by: KJK | Oct 20, 2008 1:23:05 PM
seriously, this almost seems like a farce! did they have to add in the "lightly fried" part, couldn't they just say "cooked"...
This man is clearly insane, i think the looney bin would be a better spot for this moron, not jail! he needs help!
Posted by: cari | Oct 20, 2008 1:24:09 PM
The ultimate revenge? Hey, what is the name of that movie with Jodie Foster? I am definitely not marrying a butcher! He could have fit right in at the Iraq war. No, that is even against war rules.
Posted by: t | Oct 20, 2008 1:24:28 PM
Maybe Anthony Morley was practicing for the Iron Chef challenge on Food Network.
The secret ingrediant.......
"Gay Ex-Lovers"
Posted by: Ken | Oct 20, 2008 1:24:38 PM
Sounds like he wasn't gay at all, how did he get to be Mr. Gay UK? If he was confused? Oral sex is not rape. Sounds like this guy is lying.
Posted by: eJS | Oct 20, 2008 1:28:41 PM
I've never seen such an over reaction to an unexpected bj. This guy was a former Mr Gay U.K. and he says he was sexually confused as part of his reasons. I'm thinking the only confusion this freak has is why he fried the guy rather than lightly broiled him with a lemon butter sauce...
Posted by: DaveM | Oct 20, 2008 1:28:43 PM
Being gay is soooo wrong, he won't be missed.
Posted by: davectrep | Oct 20, 2008 1:36:13 PM
I thought the eating part of the headline was metaphorical.
Posted by: GreggW | Oct 20, 2008 1:36:46 PM
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme? With a fresh Chianti... mmm
Posted by: Tom, Golden | Oct 20, 2008 1:36:47 PM
Love how nasty and rude messages were left on here.. Hardly any of them say anything about the victim. Bet if this was a straight couple. It would be different.. Most people made fun of the guy who die... How sad and ignorant most of you are.
Posted by: isaick | Oct 20, 2008 1:38:04 PM
Crazy a** people out there!!
Posted by: liz | Oct 20, 2008 1:39:11 PM
Lightly fried? I think the writer had a delicious time of his own putting this report together. But we don't know if the pieces were dredged in flour. Did he saute' them in butter, or use vegetable oil and fry them? So many things we don't know.
Oh, and the use of the word, "couple". Yes, the reporter had a field day with this one and is probably still giggling.
Posted by: Brad | Oct 20, 2008 1:40:17 PM
I think I read that recipe in the Fannie Former cookbook.
Posted by: Tom, Golden | Oct 20, 2008 1:40:51 PM
Mr. Gay UK? What is the criteria for winning that? Is cannabalism a criteria? I do not see anything terrific about him. Maybe, he should have moved to Vietnam where they cook dogs. Then, he would have been a little happy and legal.
Posted by: t | Oct 20, 2008 1:46:11 PM
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