Rapist, Inspired by Bible, Cuts Off Penis
Updated 11:15 AM ET January 5, 2001
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A convicted Brazilian rapist sliced off his own penis and flushed it down the toilet, saying the amputation would bring him closer to God.
Prison guards said they found Flavio dos Santos Cruz, 23, screaming and profusely bleeding in his jail cell early Thursday after he cut off his penis with a shaving razor.
"It is written in Bible that if a part of your body distances you from God, and makes you commit a sin, you should cut it off," he told local news wire Agencia Estado.
Prison officials could not immediately say how many people Santos Cruz had raped and did not know the length of his jail sentence.
Updated 11:15 AM ET January 5, 2001
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A convicted Brazilian rapist sliced off his own penis and flushed it down the toilet, saying the amputation would bring him closer to God.
Prison guards said they found Flavio dos Santos Cruz, 23, screaming and profusely bleeding in his jail cell early Thursday after he cut off his penis with a shaving razor.
"It is written in Bible that if a part of your body distances you from God, and makes you commit a sin, you should cut it off," he told local news wire Agencia Estado.
Prison officials could not immediately say how many people Santos Cruz had raped and did not know the length of his jail sentence.