A Dover man accused of the unlawful killing of a P&O ferry chef by mummifying him with clingfilm has told a jury of his “nightmare” finding his lover dead.

The kinky bondage session ended in tragedy last year when Alun Williams suffered a fatal heart attack.

Now homosexual Richard Bowler – who denies manslaughter by gross negligence – has told a jury at Canterbury Crown Court how he had wrapped Mr Williams in clingfilm before.

The 35-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer told the hearing: “I have done it 10 times before but there had definitely been no problems in the past.”

Bowler, who walked to the witness box using crutches, said he realised he was gay when he was at school but “came out” when he was 18.

He said he had been in two relationships before meeting Mr Williams, from Shepherdswell, on a gay website called Gaydar.

“I met him in the summer of 2009 when he used the online name ‘Bondage Kent’. I was Toylover 32,” he added.

Bowler, who now lives in Sturry Road, Canterbury, claimed Mr Williams introduced him to “extreme S&M and bondage”.

“He also introduced me to clingfilm,” he continued. “He was not into normal sex but was into more extreme bondage, handcuffs and whips.”

He said Mr Williams started visiting his home, which at the time was in London Street, Dover after the two swapped messages online.

“He wasn’t out so we had to be discreet,” he added.

Bowler said he had never heard of clingfilm or PVC wrapping in relation to sex games before meeting Mr Williams.

“He slowly introduced me to wrapping him up properly,” he added.

His barrister Tony Arlidge QC asked: “Did doing that give you any sexual satisfaction in itself?”

Bowler replied: “Looking back I would say it didn’t. It was more for Alun’s gratification.”

"I had a complete mental breakdown and started to panic. It was just shock, panic and fear. I was in total shock, what was happening was like a nightmare..." - Richard Bowler

He claimed that Mr Williams had encouraged him into using sex toys during their sessions at the flat in East Street, Dover.

“Alun taught me the basics of bondage sex. He liked me to dress up in bondage gear and he was knowledgeable about extreme sex and he got me to buy sex toys and other items, like catsuits on Ebay,” he added.

He said that his carer, David Connor, 23, - who also denies manslaughter by gross negligence – was interested in what they did.

“He isn’t gay but he was curious and Alun was keen to get him involved. He always wanted a threesome, especially with a man younger than me.”

But after the two wrapped Mr Williams in clingfilm and PVC and a placed a hood around his head, the chef took the drug ketamine.

During the sex play, in which Connor spanked Mr Williams, the two went downstairs leaving Mr Williams on the bed.

He claimed the chef enjoyed being left to sleep while being mummified in a sort of "sleep sack”.

Bowler added: “I thought it was perfectly safe, this thing, the mummification, although it was the first time he had been wrapped in PVC.

"I knew that maybe there was a risk to him about breathing, that’s why I made holes for him to breathe through.”

He added that Mr Williams had a code word “stop” if he wanted the sex sessions to end but claimed nothing was said.

Connor and Bowler then went downstairs leaving Mr Williams alone and when Bowler returned he found him dead.

“I had a feeling something had happened. I tried to speak with him but there was no response. I tried to check his pulse but he didn’t have one.

“I then had a complete mental breakdown and started to panic. It was just shock, panic and fear. I was in total shock, what was happening was like a nightmare.”

Bowler admitted he then researched on his laptop about taking his own life and looking for available flights to Spain.

Three hours later, the two alerted the ambulance services and Mr Williams was pronounced dead.

The trial continues.

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