Homeless man kills 90-year-old, eats his tongue, heart

Homeless man kills 90-year-old, eats his tongue, heart
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Summary He ripped out the man's heart and tongue, ate them, and then burnt the body.

TOULOUSE, France, Nov 15, 2013 (AFP) - A young homeless man who claimed he heard voices in his head killed a 90-year-old villager in southern France and then ate his tongue and heart, officials said Friday.

The 26-year-old went into his victim s house on Thursday evening in the sleepy hamlet of Nouilhan, home to some 200 people, and bashed open his victim s head with an iron rod, investigators said.

He ripped out the man s heart and tongue, ate them, and then burnt the body. After that, he set fire to the house and the flames alerted the victim s son, who lives nearby.

Prior to his arrest, the youth also attacked another man, hitting him against a tractor in the village, located near the border with Spain.

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