Overview
- Police arrested a 30-year-old hospital orderly in Budapest in June after a tip prompted searches of his apartment and workplace that uncovered skulls, a reconstructed face, a lower leg, a brain, a hand, bones packed in a suitcase, and a heart preserved in a jar.
- Investigators say the suspect admitted he collected the remains, told officers he was fascinated by human body parts, and confessed to preparing and eating some of the material.
- Forensic teams have seized the suspect’s vehicle and multiple electronic devices and are running DNA and laboratory tests to confirm whether the preserved heart and other items are human and to identify any victims.
- Authorities are tracing possible sources of the remains, including the hospital where he worked and abandoned cemeteries in Hungary and neighbouring Slovakia, and are examining whether graves were disturbed.
- The suspect remains detained on suspicion of illegal use or desecration of human remains and prosecutors warn that additional charges could follow depending on forensic results and cross-border findings.