Man who ate cellmate's lung blames prison system(Newser) – The trial of a man accused of cooking and eating part of his cellmate has put the spotlight on France's overcrowded prison system. Prosecutors say Nicolas Cocaign killed his victim with a pair of scissors in a dispute over the cell's toilet, pulled out one of his lungs—believing it was his heart—and cooked it with garlic and rice. A third cellmate who witnessed the gruesome events later committed suicide, ABC reports.
Cocaign—who admits murder but denies a charge of "acts of barbarism"—says prison authorities ignored his request for psychological help. "No one was listening to me," he told the court. "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 victim's family says some of the blame lies with the severely overcrowded conditions at the jail.
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This is probably one of the wildest stories that I have ever heard. I can only imagine how the third cell mate was acting. Most people would probably say they would have killed the guy...but come on, most people would probably have gone in shock. Could you imagine witnessing something like that. I almost gagged while reading this story. I had second and third thoughts about even posting it.
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