China: Man ate boy's brain to cure
epilepsy
Passport pictures of Li Xuetang
A man killed an 11-year-old boy and ate his brain in order to cure
his epilepsy.
It was said that Wang Chaoxu, of Qixian village in Yunnan,
southwest China, believed an old wives' tale that eating a child's
brain could cure fits.
Police said the boy, Li Xuetang, was found buried nearly 5km away
in a grain field in a neighbouring village, The Sun reports.
Li Xuetang was found buried three miles away in a grain field in a
neighbouring village
The top of his head was peeled back and part of his brain removed,
The Sun reported.
Heartbroken mum Yu Chaohu became anxious when her son disappeared
late at night.
She said: "It was getting dark, but I couldn't find my son anywhere
in the village.
Mother of murdered boy
"I even asked the village head to broadcast on the radio to ask my
son to come back home for dinner." A few hours later Li was found,
after a villager Zhang Huansheng saw a man kneeling over him, and
holding him by the neck.
The boy's mum was desperate to see her son but was told the body
was too badly damaged.
Yu added, "I can't bear to think about what happened to him. I have
nightmares thinking about it."
Wang Wenzhong, the village leader, found two blood stained rocks in
the field and some fractured bones, before the boy's body was
discovered buried nearby.
Wang Chaoxu was arrested and told police he believed eating the
brain with earthworms and ants would cure his illness.
Wang said he was married to a nurse, but she left him because his
illness meant he was unable to work.
It was claimed a three-year-old girl, who was reported missing on
the same day, may also be one of his victims.
The girl was found dead in public toilets with a knife cut to her
head. Police are investigating whether the cases are linked.
Source:
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