A Dover head chef died during a kinky bondage game in which he wanted to be “mummified” by being wrapped in clingfilm, a jury has heard.

As Alun Williams, 47, laid on a bed he took the horse tranquilliser ketamine before being spanked and engaging in anal sex, it was alleged.

Mr Williams worked for P&O Ferries in August last year when the kinky sex game went wrong and he ended up dying in the flat in East Street.

Tests on the dead man – who had a long-term female partner - later revealed he had taken a cocktail of drugs including the horse tranquilliser ketamine.

Richard Bowler, 35, and his “live-in carer” David Connor, 23, both of Sturry Road, Canterbury have denied manslaughter charges.

Bowler, who suffers from cerebral palsy, wept openly in court during the prosecution opening statement.

Prosecutor Ian Hope told the jury at Canterbury Crown Court how Connor went to a Dover taxi office where his mother worked as a taxi controller at 5.50am on August 20.

He is alleged to have told his mother: “Mum, Richard’s killed someone!”

Mr Hope said Connor then spoke about bondage and using a chemical which relaxes bottom muscles before telling his shocked mother that Mr Williams was dead and “he was purple and wrapped in something.”

The prosecutor said that Bowler had called the police a 5.53am from the Dover flat after initially believing Mr Williams was just sleeping.

“He told them that they had had a kinky sex session in which his friend had been wrapped up and had stopped breathing.”

He said Bowler said they had tried to do CPR on him and had cut the hood but couldn’t bring him back to life.

Bowler is alleged to have revealed that Mr Williams was wrapped up in a PVC sheet with tape and clingfilm around his body and had taken Ketamine.

Mr Hope said when paramedics arrived they discovered the bed covered in black plastic and Bowler performing CPR on Mr Williams.

“The clingfilm extended from his ankles to his shoulders and it was obvious he had been dead for some time.”

Bowler is alleged to have told a police officer: “He’s dead. I know he’s dead. I just thought he was sleeping. I’m sorry I should have called before.

“He takes K and that mongs him out. I went up there and pushed him and he did not move. I just thought he was sleeping.

“The last time I saw him breathing was three hours ago. I should have gone up there but I didn’t. I’m sorry, “ it was claimed.

Bowler would later claim that Mr Williams asked for his whole body to be wrapped in Clingfilm including his head with just holes for his nose and mouth.

Mr Hope added: “At his (Mr Williams’) request Bowler had put a hood on him and let him take ketamine.”

Bowler claimed that the chef asked to be “totally mummified” and was then laid on the bed – while being spanked by Connor and penetrated by Bowler using a strap-on penis.

The prosecutor said the two then left Mr Williams on the bed and went downstairs – returning hours later to find him dead.

A pathologist concluded Mr Williams died from a heart attack brought on by excessive heat because the Clingfilm, rubber sheets and hood prevented the body from cooling

Bowler told officers that it had been a kinky sex session which had gone wrong but Connor had claimed he had left the flat after being told that his friend “had a male coming round for kinky sex”.

Connor told officers he had returned at 1am to find Bowler sitting on the sofa shaking and crying saying the man had wanted to be wrapped in clingfilm but wasn’t breathing.

“The clingfilm extended from his ankles to his shoulders and it was obvious he had been dead for some time" - prosecutor Ian Hope

Mr Hope said Bowler then called his brother for advice and was told to alert the emergency services before Connor left the flat to get cigarettes.

Bowler also sent a text to his sister-in-law which read: “Lisa, me and Dave are in serious trouble. I had some kinky sex and it’s gone wrong.”

Officers later retrieved Mr Williams’ rucksack which contained a mobile phone, bottles of poppers, cocaine, ketamine, methamphetamine, a gas mask and bondage ties.

Mr Hope added that in the bedroom, officers found various sex toys were also found along with clingfilm, masking and duct tape and condoms.

The prosecutor said wrapping Mr Williams in Clingfilm was like 'turning over an egg timer with the grain of sands running away'.

It was like rolling rolling a dice and taking a gamble.

The jury heard how despite having a female partner, Mr Williams enjoyed meetings “for the purpose of gay sex”.

Bowler said they had known each other for five years and had met for sex after using various gay websites, the jury heard.

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