Bodybuilder 'burst into tears after transgender escort wife had sex in front of him before killing her'
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Joaquin Gomez-Hernandez, 24, allegedly burst into tears after walking in on Vanessa Santillan with a man in the bedroom of their London flat.
Later that day, the court heard, Gomez-Hernandez dialled 999 and flagged down an ambulance after apparently discovering his wife had been attacked at the property in Fulham.
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A total of £13,000, which came from her escort work, was also discovered in the flat.
She had visible injuries to her face and a post mortem later revealed she had suffered "blunt force trauma to her head and neck".
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Miss Santillan was described by prosecutor Brendan Finucane QC as "a post operative transgender" who was working as a female escort throughout her marriage to Gomez-Hernandez.
The Old Bailey heard Mexican Gomez-Hernandez was nicknamed 'Coco' and came to the UK with his wife two months before the murder.
Mr Finucane added: "Although there is evidence they were loving towards each other, there is some evidence of discord."
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