By Lucy Caulkett-
A property developer millionaire is on trial for murdering a £10,000 a month escort.
Peter Morgan is accused of murdering 25 year old Georgina Symonds on January 25. The £10,000 a month escort was found with a black duck tape tying her knees to her thighs in order to enable her to fit comfortably into the Porshe of the businessman.
Georgina Symonds, a dancer and escort had been in a relationship with the businessman for 3 years, but was planning to see other men rather than remain bound to Morgan.
The court heard how the property developer lavished her with expensive gifts , helicopter flights , special spa treatments and much more. The pair had met whilst Symonds was working as a dancer and an escort, but Morgan wanted an exclusive relationship with her, the reason he paid her between £7-£10,000 a month to stay with him. The property developer was trying to buy her. He also accommodated her at a bungalow he owned with his estranged wife.
53 year old Morgan installed a listening device in her home which he disguised as a plug, and heard her expressing plans on the phone to try and get him to sign the property over to her and fleece him. Prosecutors are adamant that the property developer millionaire was enraged by what he heard and plotted her murder. Documented reports from police claim the property developer confessed to killing Symonds when he told police where her body was, and said how much he loved her. However, the property developer and businessman has denied murder at Newport crown court where the horrifying details of the case is being heard.
The beautiful escort had a new boyfriend who she was talking to on the phone when Morgan’s listening device captured her words.
Driven over the edge, the property developer millionaire is accused of strangling her the next morning. Her disappearance became obvious when she failed to pick up her 5 year old son from school that day. The poor youngster is now without a mum because of her job.
The court case is expected to last 3 weeks and is a reminder of the huge danger of prostitution of any sort. Only a couple of days ago, I wrote an article on the topic of prostitution. Money is necessary in every society, but prostitution carries huge risks with it. Prostitution can exist in a relationship and can be very dangerous too where money is being spent continuously for sex. Obsession can drive people to do crazy things.
Morgan was a successful property developer, but now faces the prospect of losing everything if he is found guilty of murder. The family of Symonds are in pain watching this case, and the poor 5 year old, oh, let’s not even think what he is going through. He has probably been told that his mother is abroad or something, because it will break his little heart if he understands what has happened to his mother.