It's hard to believe this is real...
LONDON — A British man committed suicide by cutting off his own head with a chainsaw, an inquest into his death found Wednesday.
David Phyall, 50, took his own life because he was "irrationally opposed" to leaving his home, which had been repossessed, Deputy Coroner Simon Burge said at Winchester Coroner's Court in southern England.
"In the 15 years I have been sitting as a deputy coroner, this is the most bizarre case I can recall," said Burge, recording a verdict of suicide.
"He thought through how he was going to commit suicide very carefully. He went to a great deal of trouble."
Phyall, who had been drinking alcohol but not taken any drugs, tied the chainsaw to the leg of a snooker table with a string, covered the "on" button with tape, and plugged it into a timer normally used to turn lights on and off.
He then lay down under the table face up and placed the tool against his neck. The chainsaw sliced three-quarters through his neck, only stopping because his t-shirt became caught in the blades.
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David Phyall, 50, took his own life because he was "irrationally opposed" to leaving his home, which had been repossessed, Deputy Coroner Simon Burge said at Winchester Coroner's Court in southern England.
"In the 15 years I have been sitting as a deputy coroner, this is the most bizarre case I can recall," said Burge, recording a verdict of suicide.
"He thought through how he was going to commit suicide very carefully. He went to a great deal of trouble."
Phyall, who had been drinking alcohol but not taken any drugs, tied the chainsaw to the leg of a snooker table with a string, covered the "on" button with tape, and plugged it into a timer normally used to turn lights on and off.
He then lay down under the table face up and placed the tool against his neck. The chainsaw sliced three-quarters through his neck, only stopping because his t-shirt became caught in the blades.
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Thanks Ted Scheid for ruining my day!
