Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Farmer feeds family friend's corpse to pigs
So says Yahoo. Strange. Here's the lead to the article:
In other news, coffee may lead to heart problems for slow-metabolizers:
Well, at least the heart attacks are nonfatal. Also, if anyone wants to look at the article and tell me why that guy in the picture is 'sipping' his coffee in such an odd manner, I'd appreciate it.
In other news, the song 'History of Lovers' by Iron and Wine/Calexico is sweet.
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German farmer confessed to feeding the corpse of an elderly family friend to his pigs and then stealing from his bank account, police said Monday.
Police ruled out murder and the 29-year-old farmer has been charged with improper burial and fraud.
The elderly friend died in the farmer's yard in February 2005 and the farmer, through his mother, had power-of-attorney giving him access to the dead man's bank account and pension.
The farmer initially put the corpse in a deep freezer, police in the German town of Frizlar-Haddamar said, and told curious locals the old man was in a nursing home.
In other news, coffee may lead to heart problems for slow-metabolizers:
Among slow-metabolizers, those who drank two or more cups of coffee daily were at least 36 percent more likely to have a nonfatal heart attack than those who drank little or no coffee. Even higher risks were found for younger slow metabolizers — those under 50. They were up to four times more likely to have a heart attack than slow metabolizers in their age group who drank little or no coffee.
Well, at least the heart attacks are nonfatal. Also, if anyone wants to look at the article and tell me why that guy in the picture is 'sipping' his coffee in such an odd manner, I'd appreciate it.
In other news, the song 'History of Lovers' by Iron and Wine/Calexico is sweet.
