{"id":6933,"date":"2026-06-26T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cannibal-stole-human-body-parts-to-eat-including-face-and-brain-after-irresistible-obsession\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:30:00","slug":"cannibal-stole-human-body-parts-to-eat-including-face-and-brain-after-irresistible-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cannibal-stole-human-body-parts-to-eat-including-face-and-brain-after-irresistible-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Cannibal stole human body parts to eat including face and brain&#8217; after &#8216;irresistible obsession&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_740a06\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: The suspect, 30, was arrested in the Hungarian capital Budapest after allegedly stealing human body parts from a hospital and cemeteries<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37351665\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man arrested on suspicion of collecting bones from graves in Hungary\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351665.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351665.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351665.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351665.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The man was arrested in Budapest \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The man was arrested in Budapest <cite aria-label=\"Image: Hungarian Police Handout\/ AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Hungarian Police Handout\/ AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has been arrested after he allegedly stole human remains from a hospital and cemeteries with the intention of cooking and <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/cannibal-deported-ice-ate-himself-35485067\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">eating<\/a> them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 30-year-old was seized by police after he reportedly took the human body parts from the hospital in Budapest where he worked and a cemetery, Hungarian <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">police<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The suspect, who works as an orderly in the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/hospitals\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">hospital<\/a>, is being investigated on suspicion of desecrating corpses. Cops launched an investigation after receiving information that a hospital employee was storing the remains at his home, located in one of the Hungarian capital&#8217;s wealthiest neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During the grim search of his home, authorities allegedly found a human face, facial skin, bones, the remains of a leg, a hand, skulls and even a heart inside a preserving jar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The heart is still being analysed to determine whether it is human or animal, according to the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers discovered a preserved and assembled human skin mask and multiple human skulls covered in moss and soil. Other bones were found stores in a suitcase.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37351669\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37351669\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.75\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police arresting the suspect \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351669.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351669.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351669.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351669.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"He reportedly admitted stealing body parts\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">He reportedly admitted stealing body parts<cite aria-label=\"Image: Hungarian Police Handout\/ AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Hungarian Police Handout\/ AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Authorities added that the suspect apparently spoke openly about his grisly collection of human body parts with friends and family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He allegedly admitted to officers that he had an &#8220;irresistible obsession&#8221; to human body parts, adding that he obtained remains of corpses from abandoned cemeteries in Hungary and neighbouring Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The man then reportedly used the body parts to prepare and eat various dishes. The authorities seized his vehicle, computer, tablets, mobile phones, and SIM and data cards as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">DNA testing is currently being conducted to determine the origins of the remains. Police added that the range of alleged crimes could expand after the origin of all the body parts is determined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In their statement, police said the man is \u201cpassionate about anatomy and pathology, and likes to dissect animals\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It comes after <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/cannibal-killer-denied-parole-again-37224387\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">a convicted killer who bragged about eating parts of his victim<\/a> with a bowl of pasts has been denied parole for the ninth time.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37351677\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37351677\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.79\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police arresting the suspect \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351677.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351677.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351677.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351677.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Authorities discovered a wide range of body parts \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Authorities discovered a wide range of body parts <cite aria-label=\"Image: Hungarian Police Handout\/ AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Hungarian Police Handout\/ AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">David Harker, 51, killed mother-of-four Julie Paterson, 32, in Darlington in 1998. To this day only some of her remains have been found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harker is currently serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter on diminished responsibility grounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It later emerged that he had told both friends and a psychiatrist that he fried part of Paterson&#8217;s thigh before eating it with pasta and cheese after killing her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harker was 24 when he was sentenced in 1999, after psychiatrists agreed he had a severe psychopathic disorder which meant he could not be found guilty of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Parole Board said the law required Harker\u2019s case to be assessed regularly, and a report found that his recent behaviour in custody had \u201csignificantly improved\u201d, with no disciplinary findings since 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nevertheless, the Parole Board concluded it was still not considered safe to allow him to be released or to be transferred, based on the continuing need to protect the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/cannibal-stole-human-body-parts-37351611\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: The suspect, 30, was arrested in the Hungarian capital Budapest after allegedly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2_Man-arrested-in-Hungary.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}