GIRL KILLED PAL FOR REFUSING SEX
Victim dismembered with circular saw, shocked court hears
A WOMAN who murdered her friend and dismembered her body after demanding a sexual relationship with her has been jailed for life. Gareeca Gordon, 28, stabbed Phoenix Netts, 28, at the property where they both lived in Birmingham on April 16 last year. Bristol Crown Court heard Gordon stabbed Ms Netts four times, causing fatal injuries, before dismembering her body with a circular saw. Gordon then set about deceiving her victim’s friends and family through text messages, emails and voice messages that she was still alive and had moved to London. Gordon was arrested near Coleford in the Forest of Dean at about 11pm on May 12 last year, with cops finding her beside a quarry with two suitcases containing the remains of Ms Netts.
Gordon had previously pleaded guilty to Ms Netts’ murder days before she was due to stand trial.
Opening the case for the prosecution, Andrew Smith QC said Ms Netts had told a friend in February 2020 that Gordon had “demanded sex with her” and became “aggressive” when she said no.
A post-mortem examination found Ms Netts had suffered four stab wounds to the front of her torso but would not have died had she received prompt medical attention.
Following the murder, Gordon purchased a circular saw on Gumtree for £45 and it was delivered to the property shortly before 11am on April 17.
Mr Smith said the postmortem exam found the saw was used to dismember the body of Ms Netts when it was either clothed or partially clothed.
“Dismemberment took place at five different locations of the body, dividing the body into six parts,” he told the court.