Last tenant 'found decapitated'

BBC ^ | July 14, 2008 | BBC

[guitarist]

Last tenant 'found decapitated'

A man who was found with his head severed by a chainsaw was fighting to stay in a block of 70 flats in Hampshire cleared for redevelopment.

David Phyall, 50, was the last tenant at the Atlantic Housing Ltd housing association flats in Eastleigh.

His body was found by police on 5 July, who said his death was not suspicious. Post-mortem tests showed he died of a "complete transection of the neck".

An inquest was opened and adjourned at Winchester Coroner's Court on Friday.

There's nothing suspicious about the death Spokesman for coroner

A spokesman for the coroner said: "As far as we know nobody else was involved.

"There's nothing suspicious about the death. It was in his flat on Bodmin Road.

"The place is all due to be redeveloped. He was the last resident left there. He lived there alone."

A Hampshire Constabulary spokeswoman confirmed his death was not suspicious.

"We were called to the address on Bodmin Road on 5 July at approximately 4.20pm to a non-suspicious death," she said

[guitarist]

Isn't being anti-Israel, like Al-Jazeera, and radically left, like Huffington Post, enough for the BBC? Do they have to run stories that ape the Onion? There was "nothing suspicious about the death?"!!

[nuconvert]

So he was still fighting to stay in his home after he was decapitated?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Probably trying to save money on razor blades by shaving with a chainsaw. Happens all the time.

[EDINVA]

how many times did the story say ‘not suspicious?’ methinks the police doth proteset too much.

but it DOES remind me of an old, racist joke about suicide

[oyez]

The Brits have away with words.

In any case this chap showed a lot of resolve.

[UltraKonservativen]

he died of a “complete transection of the neck”....I hate it when that happens, and it happens to me ALL THE TIME!

[Brilliant]

Time to ban chainsaws.

[SkiKnee]

There isn’t anything “suspicious” about his death, if your head gets cut off you die. Nothing suspicious about that. (sarc.)

[Secret Agent Man]

Nothin’ to see ‘ere mate.

Keep on waggin’ or you may get a dollop on the noggin, ay?

[mkjessup]

You can have my chainsaw when you pry it from the cold dead little stubs of what used to be my FINGERS!

[MediaMole]

Why would a person who lives in an apartment flat own a chainsaw? Isn’t that suspicious?

[the invisib1e hand]

A man who was found with his head severed by a chainsaw was fighting to stay in a block of 70 flats in Hampshire cleared for redevelopment.

It appears that British thugs could learn a thing or two about subtlety from our own.

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"There's nothing suspicious about the death. It was in his flat on Bodmin Road.

Ahh. Of course. How utterly like something one might expect to hear from the dismal fantasy "Brazil," which I just happened to see last night.

[Porterville]

They shoul only be allowed sporks in Britain!!!

Ban everything sharp!!!

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

Okay, I’ll bite ... is this a joke by the BBC? I don’t think it’s actually possible to cut off your *own* head with a chainsaw unless you rig up some Rube Goldberg sort of thing, and that would probably not work properly. How can this be “not suspicious”?

[Paleo Conservative]

His body was found by police on 5 July, who said his death was not suspicious. Post-mortem tests showed he died of a "complete transection of the neck".

[Paleo Conservative]

It's just a flesh wound.

[savedbygrace]

At least a knife wasn’t involved.

[The Duke]

Post-mortem tests showed he died of a "complete transection of the neck".

You gotta wonder how long those "tests" took(?)

[TigersEye]

"The place is all due to be redeveloped. He was the last resident left there. He lived there alone." A Hampshire Constabulary spokeswoman confirmed his death was not suspicious.

Well of course. You never want to be alone with a chainsaw. They're as bad as guns. Can't trust 'em.

[Billthedrill]

I’m afraid that’s pretty much it for the cleaning deposit.