 The court found that Gordon had first put his hands around Carol 's neck to strangle her , but that she had struggled . He then grabbed his ice axe , and brought it down with what was described as " considerable " force on Carol 's face , and smashed the front right @-@ hand side of her face , splitting open her head and smashing her teeth . He then did this again – the attack was described as consisting of " two big heavy , crushing blows " by pathologist Dr. Edwin Tapp . After this , Gordon dumped his wife 's body in the lake , and went back to his day @-@ to @-@ day life . During the trial , the prosecution speculated that Gordon had " drugged his wife , possibly on or around the 17 July , tied her up and stored her body in a chest freezer before dumping it in Coniston Water " . 
 The court found that Gordon <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> first put his hands around Carol <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>neck to strangle her , but that she <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> struggled . He then grabbed his ice axe , and brought it down with what was described as " considerable " force on Carol <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>face , and smashed the front right @-@ hand side of her face , splitting open her head and smashing her teeth . He then<a href='been_done' title='5'><mark></mark></a> did this again – the attack was described as consisting of " two big heavy , crushing blows " by pathologist Dr. Edwin Tapp . After this , Gordon dumped his wife <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>body in the lake , and went back to his day @-@ to @-@ day life . During the trial , the prosecution speculated that Gordon <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> " drugged his wife , possibly on or around the 17 July , tied her up and stored her body in a chest freezer before dumping it in Coniston Water " . 
Da court found dat Gordon done first put his hands around Carol  neck to strangle her , but that she done struggled . He then grabbed his ice axe , and brought it down with what was described as " considerable " force on Carol  face , and smashed tdafront right @-@ hand side of her face , splitting open her head and smashing her teeth . He then done did this again – the attack was described as consisting of " two big heavy , crushing blows " by pathologist Dr. Edwin Tapp . After this , Gordon dumped his wife  body in thdaake , and went back to his day @-@ to @-@ day life . durin the trial , the prosecution speculated that Gordon done " drugged his wife , possibly on or around theda July , tied her up and stored her body in a chest freezer b4 dumping it in Coniston Water " .