Overview
- At a Liverpool Crown Court hearing, George Gordon, 65, pleaded guilty to preventing lawful burial, obstructing a coroner, three counts of fraud, and a theft of £60,436.09, and he was remanded in custody.
- He denies murdering 64-year-old Delia McInerney, and a six-week trial is scheduled to begin on October 12, 2026.
- Merseyside Police discovered human remains in January at a flat in Gerards Court in St Helens after a call about a person’s safety.
- The fraud charges say he posed as Ms McInerney to obtain credit cards, a £10,000 loan, and a bank account from Tesco Bank, MBNA, HSBC, Zopa, and Nationwide between 2023 and 2025.
- He also pleads not guilty to a charge that he killed five guinea pigs, and a tabloid claim that the body was found in a freezer has not been confirmed by other outlets.