A tenant accused of beating his 74-year-old landlady to death and splattering the lounge room with blood washed away the evidence in her swimming pool, a court has been told.

Jason Thomas King, 53, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Susan Walker on the Gold Coast in March 2022.

Walker was savagely beaten and choked to death with an extension cord, the Supreme Court was told.

The severity of blows sprayed blood across the room, leaving stark red stains across the walls, floor and furniture.

Crime scene photographs shown to the jury drew gasps of shock from family and friends in the courtroom gallery.

Walker had no pulse, her lips were blue and there were no signs of life when police officers arrived at the scene.

A post-mortem determined she had 54 distinct injuries – including a bro

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