Hospital employee arrested over ‘cannibalism’ as cops discover ‘skulls and physique elements in dwelling’
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police have arrested a 30-year-old hospital porter after a tip off led to a raid that allegedly uncovered skulls, limbs, and a brain and heart in a jar
A hospital worker has been nicknamed the “Hungarian Hannibal” after cops arrested a 30-year-old employee(Image: Getty Images)
A hospital worker has been arrested in Budapest over sickening allegations that he stole human body parts, took them home and ate them.
Hungarian investigators reportedly say the man, described as a hospital staff, patient transporter or porter, was nicked when officers raided his apartment on June 17.
Police say the investigation was triggered by an anonymous tip about the suspect’s behaviour at home. Detectives believe he had been talking about his morbid fascination with human remains to friends and family and even allegedly taking photos of his gruesome “collection”. What officers allegedly found inside the Budapest flat has shocked the country.
He allegedly stole human body parts, took them home and ate them(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
A forensic sweep uncovered multiple human skulls, some reportedly still covered in moss and soil, along with an intact human hand and a complete lower leg. Investigators also seized what they believe was a human brain and a heart preserved inside a glass jar.
But the most horrifying discovery was a “skin mask”- a full reconstruction of a human face crafted from real preserved facial skin, police say, Pink.rs reported.
Officers also reportedly found a suitcase packed with loose skeletal bones, as well as computers, mobile phones and data cards believed to contain images and evidence linked to the case.
The suspect is accused of sourcing body parts in two ways, the Associated Press reported. First, investigators claim he exploited his job to access a hospital morgue, allegedly stealing unclaimed body parts and tissue from deceased patients.
The man, described as a hospital staff, patient transporter or porter, was busted (Image: Getty Images)
Second, he is also accused of travelling across rural areas to dig up and desecrate graves in abandoned cemeteries in Hungary and neighbouring Slovakia in a suspected hunt for corpses.
During interrogation, police say the suspect confessed to an “irresistible obsession” with anatomy and pathology and admitted he had repeatedly prepared, cooked and consumed meals made from human remains.
Officers also noted he had a history of dissecting animals at home. The suspect’s name has not been released under privacy laws.
He remains in custody on charges linked to the illegal use and desecration of human bodies. Forensic teams reportedly are now carrying out DNA sequencing on the bones to identify the dead, and authorities have warned further charges could follow as investigators trace exactly where the remains came from.
Scientists from Poland and the Czech Republic recently discovered that the grim long-term practice of cannibalism leads to total population collapse, the Daily Star previously reported.
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