‘HOOKERS AND STRIP CLUBS’ LIFE OF TYCOON Call girl murder trial told he scoured world for sex thrills
ON TRIAL: Morgan A MILLIONAIRE property developer accused of murdering a young escort had a history of using prostitutes and going to strip clubs, a court heard.
Peter Morgan, 54, had romps with call girls at his home before meeting victim Georgina Symonds, 25.
The murder trial heard he continued to see other women despite paying Georgina £10,000-a-month to work as his exclusive escort.
He would travel to Spain and Holland to visit strip clubs, despite being married to wife Helen, 51.
Dr Ajat Sanikop, a mental disorder expert who interviewed Morgan after he admitted strangling Georgina and hiding her body, said the millionaire began paying for sex in 2011.
He said: “Morgan began using such services after he was showed how to use his iPhone for various things.
“He met Georgina a year later but he continued to use escort services. She had no MURDERED: Sex worker Georgina Symonds major objections to him seeing other escorts.
“The arrangement was she could stay with her boyfriend and Morgan could have sex with her.
“Then in April 2015 his marriage broke down when his wife, Helen, came to be aware about him bringing escorts to the marital home.”
Dr Sanikop told Newport Crown Court that Morgan would also visit lap dancing clubs in Amsterdam and Spain.
The doctor also said Morgan told him Georgina was only in a relationship with him for money, but was in love with her regardless.
The court was previously told Morgan strangled Georgina with a twine ligature after hearing that she planned to leave him.
He killed her at her home in his castle grounds before wrapping the body in plastic and duct tape and hiding it in farm buildings behind his home.
Morgan of Llanellen, near Abergavenny, denies murder saying he was suffering from diminished responsibility.
The trial continues.