article_snippet: But the Old Bailey heard how Ms Thomas was killed by Ms Thomas , just six months after the arrangement was made.
article_snippet: The court heard how Ms Thomas was found strangled to death in Ms Thomas flat on December 10, Ms Thomas face swollen and Ms Thomas eyes bulging out of Ms Thomas head.
article_snippet: Ms Thomas was covered with a pink duvet and propped up by a blood-soaked floral pillow, The court heard.
article_snippet: Paramedics had gone to Ms Thomas flat after Gutierrez-Cortez phoned 999, saying Gutierrez-Cortez had found Ms Thomas lifeless body on the living room floor.
article_snippet: But her lifeless body later emerged that Ms Thomas had been lying dead in Ms Thomas flat for up to two days.
article_snippet: Judge John Bevan QC told The Spanish-born Belgian national: 'You have been convicted of causing Ms Thomas death, but it is clear that you are ill and therfore you have been convicted of manslaughter and not murder.'
article_snippet: The court heard how the pair would attend church together at St Marks in Battersea, although Gutierrez-Cortez was not with Ms Thomas when Ms Thomas was last seen alive on Sunday 8 December.
article_snippet: The last sighting of Ms Thomas alive was when Ms Thomas was seen getting off the bus near Ms Thomas flat, two days before Ms Thomas was reported dead. '
article_snippet: The prosecution say Ms Thomas met Ms Thomas death at the hands of the defendant.
article_snippet: Gutierrez-Cortez said Ms Thomas had gone into the spare room to meditate, and Gutierrez-Cortez had stayed in the living room for two days.
article_snippet: Investigating officer Detective Inspector Andy Rees said: 'Our investigations demonstrated that Ms Thomas was a caring mother and grandmother and a deeply religious woman with a wide circle of friends who will miss Ms Thomas deeply - I hope the conviction today provides them with a measure of comfort.'