Man Cuts Off Own Penis, Puts Fire On It And Flings It To Burn Down Neighbour’s Garage
A man has been charged with arson after allegedly cutting off his own genitals, soaking them in petrol and using them to start a fire inside a neighbour’s garage.
Christopher Peden, 36, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is facing an arson charge after allegedly going on a gruesome early-morning rampage that left him seriously injured and prompted emergency crews to respond to two separate incidents simultaneously.
According to reports citing a probable cause affidavit, firefighters and police were dispatched on May 6 after receiving reports of a garage fire.
At the same time, officers also responded to a separate report of a stabbing in downtown Fort Wayne. Police later found Peden suffering severe injuries.
He allegedly told officers he had been threatened the day before, then stabbed by an unknown attacker.
While being treated in hospital, Peden allegedly then admitted to an officer that he had lied about being attacked, True Crime News reported.
He reportedly confessed his injuries were self-inflicted.
Investigators claim Peden entered a residential garage carrying a kitchen knife at around 2am.
He allegedly mutilated himself, severing his own genitals, then poured petrol directly onto the amputated organ.
The affidavit claims he then set it alight on the garage floor just inside the door, using the burning body part to ignite a fire inside the building, the New York Post reported.
After starting the blaze, he reportedly left the garage and walked away from the area until he encountered police.
Fire investigators later recovered what they say are key items from the scene, including a red plastic petrol container, four lighters and a kitchen knife.
Public court records have not disclosed a motive for the bizarre alleged act.
It is also unclear what happened to the severed genitalia.
Court documents seen by US outlets do not specify whether investigators were able to locate or recover it.
Peden now faces a Level 4 felony arson charge, Wane 15 reported.
If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 12 years.
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South African Landlords To Be Arrested For Renting Houses To Illegal Immigrants
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has warned landlords that they could face arrest for renting properties to undocumented foreign nationals.
According to Eye Witness News, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli made the call during a crime-fighting community imbizo held in Mzingazi in northern KZN, where thousands of community members gathered to discuss ideas to tackle crime on Wednesday.
The Premier was speaking following remarks by traditional leaders that rented cottages often became a haven for criminals who were never accounted for when they commit a crime.
Ntuli said the practice must change and was cautioning landlords to take responsibility for who they rent to.
“Everyone who owns cottages, your tenants must first produce IDs before you grant them permission to live there. Community members, may you please report to the police if there are landlords harbouring illegal foreigners so that police can arrest both that person and the landlord.”
Ntuli said community cooperation was key to stamping out crime, and that enforcing immigration laws at the household level would help close gaps exploited by criminal elements.
