Bondage sites clue over spy's death

Mystery death spy Gareth Williams visited a series of bondage websites in the months before his death, police have revealed.

The 31-year-old MI6 codebreaker viewed sites showing people bound and tied, which included do-it-yourself guides.

Detectives also found a £15,000 collection of unworn women’s designer clothing, including tops, dresses and shoes in his wardrobe.

They revealed the spy, who was originally from north Wales, visited a drag cabaret in east London four days before his death and held tickets to two more.

One witness has also come forward to say he was at a popular gay bar in Vauxhall, south London, several months before his death.

Mr Williams’s decomposing body was found in a padlocked holdall in the bath of his Pimlico flat on August 23. The keys were inside.

Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Sebire, who is leading the inquiry, said she is convinced someone else helped put him in there.

She said police believe they will get to the bottom of the intensely private spy’s death by studying his private life.

Speaking at New Scotland Yard, she said: “We remain completely open-minded about how he died.

“We are appealing to someone who is out there to come forward and tell us more.”