Court Sentences 'Vampire' Cultist in Church Carcass Case
Benjamin Lewis was detained indefinitely after prosecutors said he dumped animal remains at churches and an NHS facility and caused distress to congregations.
- On Monday, Southampton Crown Court Judge William Mousley KC sentenced Benjamin Lewis, 48, to indefinite hospital detention after pleading guilty to five counts of religiously aggravated harassment and two theft charges.
- Between February and August 2025, Lewis slit the throats of lambs and deer, displaying carcasses at four churches and Anchor House mental health facility where he had previously received treatment.
- Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr. Gauruv Malhan testified Lewis suffers from autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and personality disorders, warning: "There is a concern his risk will escalate from harming animals to humans as well."
- Victims described feeling "scared to walk by myself at night" due to the incidents; appearing via video link, Lewis told the court, "I want to just apologise to the victims because they said they were worried about me."
- Police found satanic symbols, ritual notes, and books on "how best to kill humans" at Lewis's home; he remains detained indefinitely pending release approval from a mental health tribunal or the Secretary of State for Justice.
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A vampire fan who left dead animals, deer heads and inverted crosses at churches has been ordered to undergo hospital treatment by a court.
The man believed he could achieve eternal life by drinking the blood of animals.
The police suspect that he was a member of a vampire sect that made sacrifices of stolen cattle on particular dates.The follow-up they carried out for six months to catch him and the unusual name with which he presented himself to the court.
Blood-Drinking Satanist Detained in Hospital After Leaving Animal Carcasses at Churches
A Hampshire man who described himself as a vampire has been detained indefinitely in hospital after admitting a series of religiously aggravated harassment offences involving animal carcasses left outside churches across the New Forest. Benjamin Lewis, 48, of Totton, was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on Monday after pleading guilty to five counts of religiously aggravated intentional harassment and two counts of theft. Judge William Mousl…
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