Man arrested in Hungary for collecting human body parts taken from cemeteries, police say
Police say the orderly admitted collecting remains and preparing food from them, while forensic experts examine all seized body parts.
- Hungary's National Bureau of Investigation arrested a 30-year-old hospital orderly in Budapest on June 17 for allegedly collecting human body parts stored at his workplace and home.
- Investigators suspect the man obtained remains through his hospital employment and by digging up bodies in abandoned cemeteries in Slovakia and Hungary, acting on a tip-off.
- During a search of his apartment, police seized skulls, a complete lower leg, a hand, and a human face reconstruction; the man admitted preparing food from the body parts.
- Held on suspicion of illegal use of human bodies, the suspect faces investigation while police analyze his seized computer, SIM cards, and data devices for digital evidence.
- Police noted the man is "passionate about anatomy and pathology." The range of alleged crimes may expand once forensic experts determine the origin of all seized items, including a heart in a jar.
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In Hungary, a man has been arrested who had collected a collection of human remains. During a search of his apartment, police found skulls, a complete lower leg, a hand, and a heart in a jar. It is still being investigated whether the latter is human. The police tracked down the 30-year-old man following a tip. He was apparently enthusiastic about his collection and regularly spoke about it with family and friends. He also took photos of his acq…
A hospital worker in the Hungarian capital Budapest has come under police scrutiny on suspicion of cannibalism. The man in his thirties allegedly stole limbs to eat them at home.
In the Hungarian capital Budapest, a 30-year-old hospital worker has been arrested on suspicion of illegally collecting human body parts and possible cannibalism. During a house search, police found various human bones, skulls, a hand, a complete lower leg, and a reconstruction of a human face made from human skin.
In a cupboard there are bones, in a masonry jar a heart: in Hungary a patient carrier is said to have collected human body parts and partly consumed them.
The Hungarian police have arrested a man for collecting human remains. The investigation has revealed that the suspect obtained the remains of the abandoned cemeteries and the hospital in which he worked, as reported by AP. According to the Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation, the officers arrested the man, 30 years old, on 17 June after receiving reports that he was keeping human remains at home and at his workplace. The police seized se…
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