A 30-year-old hospital worker in Budapest, Hungary, has been arrested after authorities accused him of collecting human body parts from both his workplace and abandoned cemeteries—and allegedly admitting to preparing and consuming some of them, according to police and multiple reports.
Investigators say the case began after a tip led police to search his home, where they reportedly found a disturbing collection of remains, including skulls, bones, a hand, a lower leg, a brain, and a heart preserved in a jar, along with a reconstructed human face made from skin.
Authorities also allege he used his position at a hospital to access remains and may have exhumed bodies from abandoned cemeteries in Hungary and Slovakia. Digital devices were seized as investigators continue tracing the origin of the remains and possible additional offenses.
The suspect has been detained on suspicion of illegal use of human remains, while forensic analysis is ongoing and additional charges have not been ruled out. As with all criminal cases, he has not been convicted and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
