Man Commits Suicide by Sawing Off His Head

Sheesh. Whatever you say about this man, you cannot accuse him of being undedicated about his own demise. Here are the grim details.

A man cut off his own head with a chainsaw after stabbing his 70-year-old father to death in their apartment in the German city of Cologne, police said.

The body of the offender, 24, was found headless when police raced to the apartment after an emergency call, apparently from the dying father, had been broken off in mid-sentence.

Alf Willwacher, a senior prosecutor, said an electric chainsaw was next to the son's body.

"We do not believe any third party was involved,'' he said.

Neighbours said the father and son had been reclusive since the death of the mother, allegedly by suicide, several years ago.

Man chops off head with chainsaw - World - smh.com.au

Of all the ways to kill yourself, this way must take a certain tenacity. This guy really wanted to kill himself. There was no mucking around. Once he picked up that chainsaw, he knew he was going to make a good go of it.

I can certainly think about less gruesome ways to die. Poison, suffocation, even jumping off a building are easier on the nerves. This guy didn't care so much at that point, though. He had a job to do.

Most of all, though, I'm wondering how he did it.

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