Cannibal 'Ate cellmate while still alive'

Sykk

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A French prisoner has gone on trial for ripping out his cellmate's lung and eating it.


Nicolas Cocaign had warned prison staff of what might happen
Nicolas Cocaign admitted responsibility at the court in Rouen: "I made several appeals for help, saying I was a man capable of being dangerous. I took action, and then they took me seriously."
The 39-year-old faces life in prison if convicted for the murder of Thierry Baudry in 2007.
He said he flew into an "uncontrollable" rage after Baudry gave him a "dirty look" after he ordered him to wash his hands after using the toilet in the tiny cell they shared.
"I had a sexual urge, an adrenaline rush," Cocaign told the transfixed court.
He said that after beating Baudry, he took a pair of scissors and plunged it into his back, neck and chest a dozen times before holding a plastic bag over his head "for five minutes" to suffocate him.
"I take a razor blade and I open his chest. I plunge my hand in and I take out what I think is the heart but which in fact is a piece of lung, which I put into a Tupperware container," Cocaign said.
Before the trial Cocaign, whose face is covered in tattoos of tears and a skull, told investigators he had wanted to eat the victim's heart to "take his soul".
We also found blood in Thierry Baudry's right lung, which means he was still alive when the organ was cut.
Dr Patrick Laburthe
A medical examiner testifying at the trial said the victim was still alive when his cellmate cut into him.
Dr Patrick Laburthe, who performed the autopsy on Baudry, said a piece of his lung had been removed "with almost surgical precision, with a very sharp blade".
"We also found blood in Thierry Baudry's right lung, which means he was still alive when the organ was cut," he told the court.
Baudry's mutilated body was found by a prison guard and the post-mortem revealed two chest muscles and part of his left lung was missing.
His family were not in court for the medical examiner's testimony because their lawyer told them the horrific details might be too much for them.

Nicolas Cocaign's mother Genevieve arrives at the court on Thursday
Cocaign remained expressionless during the medical examiner's testimony.
Earlier, Cocaign told the court he had a long history of mental problems and that the murder might have been avoided if prison authorities had not ignored his repeated appeals for psychological help.
The court also heard of Cocaign's troubled life - he was adopted aged three, and has had many scrapes with the law.
At the time of the killing, he was behind bars on an armed robbery conviction and was awaiting trial in two other cases, including for attempted rape while armed.
Mental health experts have been asked to testify as to whether Cocaign was sufficiently sane to be responsible for his acts.
The trial continues.

The worldcup fallback has hit them already.. Now theyr'e eating eachother... :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

bonerm

It's so hard to find good roommates these days.

phill106

I bet his cellmate regretted telling his attacker "Bite Me"

Kiwi_knock

Jaysus the French will really eat anything

That_Guy

Better than prison food I suppose.

AnonoBoy

Can't think of a good pun so just pretend I did and then laugh, ok?

Brendog

Can you imagine what would've happened if he left the toilet seat up?

Standard Toaster

Was in the paper yesterday. Doesn't say there but another cell mate that witnessed this commited suicide since.

The third cellmate was probed over Baudry's death but cleared of any wrong-doing. He later committed suicide.

Crazy lung eating French!

I'm hungry now

Klingon Hamlet

He took the guys lungs? Maybe he just needed some extra breathing room?

Prof.Badass

Sykk wrote: »

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The worldcup fallback has hit them already.. Now theyr'e eating eachother... :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

It happened back in 2007.

FAIL .

Squarewave

What did the cannibal make of his new cellmate?

A casserole.

Sykk

Prof.Badass wrote: »

It happened back in 2007.

FAIL .

He was clearly able to see into the future.. More people eating people will folow, just you see.

stovelid

Prof.Badass wrote: »

It happened back in 2007.

FAIL

So did widespread use of FAIL instead of saying something intelligent.

bonerm

stovelid wrote: »

So did widespread use of FAIL instead of saying something intelligent.

PASS!

up for anything

There's a recession on. They have to make up the shortfall in the prison budget. Saves on two counts.

pitkan

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Can't think of a good pun so just pretend I did and then laugh, ok?

Actually, I laughed more at your reply than the other ones.

ejmaztec

I wonder how lung he'll get if he's found guilty.

Menengroth™

Thats disgraceful, can't believe they get luxuries like tupperware.

CrazyRabbit

How did hell did he have a pair of scissors & a razor blade in a prison cell? Especially after he had requested psychological help & told the prison guards that he was dangerous?

ejmaztec

Menengroth™ wrote: »

Thats disgraceful, can't believe they get luxuries like tupperware.

I agree, prison should be prison, and they should put the lid on that kind of thing.

Ruu_Old

"Look, look!! Here's me eating Tony! Nyum nyum nyum nyum nyum! And Tony'd be going: Oh No! Get off me! I'm not dead yet! And I'd be going, but I'm hungry Tony! And Tony'd be going: Oh No! Go away! Go away! Wouldn't you Tony? Ah ha ha ha! And...and here's Tony's parents when they find I've eaten Tony. Oohooooohooooh, why did you eat Tony? Tony was our only son! And then, I'd be at the funeral, and I'd be like. Ooh, better not show my face around here..."

Run_to_da_hills

The prisoners cell mate's life was Rouened.

Morlar

This thread belongs in the thunderdome.

hehe

Abrasax

♫♪...'cause I got Cocaign running around with my brain...♫