A MONSTER who strangled his girlfriend on holiday in Peru before dumping her body at his gran's home has been found guilty of murder.
Jorge Garay wrapped a bungee-style cord around 36-year-old Karla Godoy's neck in a brutal killing.
He then covered the mum-of-one's body in plastic sheeting before driving her to his gran's home in Lima four miles away where he buried her in a shallow grave.
Garay, 46, has today been convicted of murdering Karla at Maidstone Crown Court – 6,000 miles away from Peru.
The trial was held in England under new domestic abuse laws that allow UK courts to try cases committed overseas if the defendant resides in the UK.
Jurors were told Garay and Karla were living together in Dartford, Kent, when they travelled to his native Peru for a holiday in 2022.
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Controlling Garay was furious after Karla planned to leave the country to visit her daughter, who lived with her ex-husband in Spain.
The alarm was raised on September 23 when the mum failed to make her pre-booked flight to Madrid that day.
Garay meanwhile told his mum Karla had boarded the plane before heading back to the UK alone on October 1.
Her body was discovered wrapped in blue plastic sheeting in a shallow grave at the killer's gran's home in the Carabayllo province of Lima 11 days later.
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When Garay was arrested, he admitted killing his partner but claimed he had acted in self-defence.
The monster said he "punched her in the face" after she "went for him" with a 12ins knife.
He claimed "something crazy" came over him as he reached for the cord, adding: "I shouted 'Shut up, shut up.'
"I was mad….I can't remember what happened at this moment, not exactly…I know I was angry and she was trying to kill me."
Garay had also confessed to Karla's brother in a phonecall where he said the mum was buried at his gran's home.
The recorded phonecall ended with the sound of the killer crying.
Garay was remanded into custody to be sentenced on July 28.
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