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| PC Gordon Semple: Murder accused 'may have cooked and eaten officer' | PC Gordon Semple: Murder accused 'may have cooked and eaten officer' |
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| A man may have cooked and eaten parts of a police officer after strangling him in his flat, a court has heard. | A man may have cooked and eaten parts of a police officer after strangling him in his flat, a court has heard. |
| Stefano Brizzi is accused of murdering PC Gordon Semple, 59, whom he met on the dating app Grindr, before trying to dispose of the body in an acid bath. | |
| The Old Bailey heard Mr Semple's DNA was found on the blade of a blender, cooking pot and other items in the defendant's kitchen. | The Old Bailey heard Mr Semple's DNA was found on the blade of a blender, cooking pot and other items in the defendant's kitchen. |
| Mr Brizzi, 50, from Southwark, south London, denies murder. | Mr Brizzi, 50, from Southwark, south London, denies murder. |
| Investigators also found there were bite marks on a piece of bone recovered from the kitchen bin at Mr Brizzi's home and evidence that one of Mr Semple's legs had been burnt, the jury was told. | Investigators also found there were bite marks on a piece of bone recovered from the kitchen bin at Mr Brizzi's home and evidence that one of Mr Semple's legs had been burnt, the jury was told. |
| Prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC said: "So, the defendant cannot have confined himself to dismembering Gordon Semple and disposing of his body either by acid in the bath or else in the dustbins. | Prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC said: "So, the defendant cannot have confined himself to dismembering Gordon Semple and disposing of his body either by acid in the bath or else in the dustbins. |
| "Instead, the prosecution suggest it would be open to the jury to find that the defendant cooked part of his body and ate it." | "Instead, the prosecution suggest it would be open to the jury to find that the defendant cooked part of his body and ate it." |
| PC Semple, originally from Inverness, had been on duty when he arranged to meet Mr Brizzi at his flat for sex, on 1 April. | PC Semple, originally from Inverness, had been on duty when he arranged to meet Mr Brizzi at his flat for sex, on 1 April. |
| When officers arrived at the flat on 7 April, after neighbours complained of a "revolting smell", they found bottles of chemicals scattered in the hall and "blue-green liquid" in the bath with "flesh-coloured globules floating in the water", Mr Aylett said. | When officers arrived at the flat on 7 April, after neighbours complained of a "revolting smell", they found bottles of chemicals scattered in the hall and "blue-green liquid" in the bath with "flesh-coloured globules floating in the water", Mr Aylett said. |
| One of the officers looked inside a bin liner on the floor and saw a human hand and part of a spine, the court heard. | One of the officers looked inside a bin liner on the floor and saw a human hand and part of a spine, the court heard. |
| The defendant said he was HIV positive and had been told by Satan to "kill, kill, kill", jurors heard. | The defendant said he was HIV positive and had been told by Satan to "kill, kill, kill", jurors heard. |
| Talking to the officers at his flat, Mr Brizzi allegedly said: "I was talking online about Satan as a fetish - and crystal meth takes me to Satan." | Talking to the officers at his flat, Mr Brizzi allegedly said: "I was talking online about Satan as a fetish - and crystal meth takes me to Satan." |
| Human foot discovered | Human foot discovered |
| He explained he did not like Mr Semple, who had been fat and ugly, the court heard. | He explained he did not like Mr Semple, who had been fat and ugly, the court heard. |
| Mr Brizzi later allegedly claimed he disposed of some body parts he had been unable to break up, by cycling with them to the River Thames. | Mr Brizzi later allegedly claimed he disposed of some body parts he had been unable to break up, by cycling with them to the River Thames. |
| A human foot was later discovered next to the Thames riverbank at Bermondsey Wall and body matter recovered from drainpipes in Mr Brizzi's block, the court heard. | A human foot was later discovered next to the Thames riverbank at Bermondsey Wall and body matter recovered from drainpipes in Mr Brizzi's block, the court heard. |
| The court hear that while in custody Mr Brizzi told officers: "I thought I was getting away with it. I had nearly finished but I took a shot (of crystal meth). I was going to finish the job today. | The court hear that while in custody Mr Brizzi told officers: "I thought I was getting away with it. I had nearly finished but I took a shot (of crystal meth). I was going to finish the job today. |
| "As you can see, this man was a very big man and all I have left is two buckets." | "As you can see, this man was a very big man and all I have left is two buckets." |
| Mr Brizzi denies murder, claiming Mr Semple died in a "sex game gone wrong". | Mr Brizzi denies murder, claiming Mr Semple died in a "sex game gone wrong". |
| But he has admitted a second charge of obstructing a coroner in the execution of their duty, between 31 March and 8 April 2016. | But he has admitted a second charge of obstructing a coroner in the execution of their duty, between 31 March and 8 April 2016. |