A man battling depression cut off his own little finger, cooked it for dinner and ate it. It's the first known case of self-cannibalism in New Zealand and only the eighth reported around the world.
A man battling depression cut off his own little finger, cooked it for dinner and ate it. It's the first known case of self-cannibalism in New Zealand and only the eighth reported around the world. The man, who has not been named, cooked the finger in a pan with vegetables.
The extreme act was revealed in the Australasian Psychiatry journal by two Christchurch-based psychiatrists. Their patient (28), at the time in 2009, decided to sever his finger after he "spiralled into an episode of depression" following a personal crisis.
He was not on medication, drugs or alcohol, said authors Erik Monasterio and Craig Prince. The report said, "He experienced significant insomnia and suicidal ideation, and ruminated for days about cutting off his fingers. He tied a shoelace around his little finger to act as a tourniquet and cut the finger off with a jigsaw."
The report added, "He then cooked it in a pan with some vegetables and ate his flesh. His plan was to amputate another two fingers the following day." The man changed his mind but was assessed by medics who decided he had a "vulnerable personality structure". He had initially felt excited about what he had done but later regretted his first act of self-harm because of its debilitating effects.
Did you know?
On January 13, 2007, Chilean artist Marco Evaristti hosted a party for his friends where he served agnolotti pasta topped with a meatball made from his own fat.
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