A man has been
arrested on suspicion of murder in the Philippines after he allegedly
decapitated a woman and then ate her brain.
Lloyd Bagtong, 21, was
arrested Thursday on the island of Mindanao after the unidentified woman’s
partially clothed remains were found around two and a half miles from his home.
Bagtong allegedly told
police that he was drunk and hungry when the woman tried to speak to him in the
early morning in English, which he didn’t understand.
Witnesses said they
saw Bagtong, who is unemployed, walking with the woman close to the spot where
her body was found.
They suspect he killed
and decapitated her at the scene using a large machete that was found tucked
into his waistband, then used a piece of cloth to carry the head back to his
home.
Bagtong allegedly told
police that he cooked some rice before putting the woman’s brains on top and
eating them.
He then threw her
skull in a hole close to his house.
Officers say the
woman’s body was found , wearing only jeans on her lower body, and with her
hands tied.
Bagtong, who is
unemployed, is now in police custody and has been sent for psychiatric
evaluation.
Police said they have
recovered the woman’s skull from his property, along with a piece of bloody
cloth they believe was used to carry it there.
They are still working
to identify the woman. Police have urged those with missing relatives or loved
ones to contact them.