The man who strangled a police officer to death and later tried disposing his body in an acid bath has been sentenced to life in prison.
South London’s Stefano Brizzi, 50, confessed to strangling PC Gordon Semple and dismembering the body while high on crystal meth.
As the BBC reports, Brizzi claimed he met PC Semple on Grindr and the officer died due to a sex game gone wrong.
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After five days of deliberations, jurors at the Old Bailey convicted Brizzi, with a 10-2 majority.
Stating the obvious, the judge said there were “terrible features” to the case, claiming Brizzi’s drug addiction ruined his life.
“Regret you express now for Mr. Semple’s death has to be seen against what you did over a number of days to his body.”
The crime scene was discovered when Stefano Brizzi’s neighbors reported a “revolting smell” coming from his apartment.
When two officers were sent to investigate, they found bottles of chemicals in the hall and a “blue-green liquid” floating in the bath with “flesh-colored globules floating in the water,” in the words of prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC.
Then, one of the officers looked inside a trash bin and discovered a human hand and part of a spine.
Sky News reports Semple’s DNA was discovered on a blender blade, on a cooking pot, a pair of chopsticks, a chopping board, and inside the oven.
The Old Bailey heard prominent bite marks were found on a bone in the kitchen.
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Semple was on duty when he decided to meet Brizzi after chatting on Grindr, lured by the promise of “hot, dirty, sleazy sex.”
Jurors heard other bizarre details, such as how Brizzi claims he was told by Satan to “kill, kill, kill.”
He also claims he disposed of some body parts by biking them over to a quiet spot beside the River Thames.
Brizzi said there was still a foot, hand, and leg at the apartment “which I tried to roast as well.”
Danny279
How sad that at 50-years old this guy was hooking up with complete strangers and meth addicts. My dad is around that age and so are my friends’ dads. They have spouses, people that they know and love and who know and love them. They care for one another and look after each other when they get sick. That’s supposedly “homonormative” and “assimilationist” but it sounds really good to me. And 100,000X better than the cold, dreary world of rubbing up against strangers hoping that they don’t rob you, kill you or infect you.
ChrisK
@Danny279: Straight people are killed in far bigger percentages and more times then not by a family member.
Why do you bother coming here troll? It’s always about the hate with you.
nowthatswhaticallLGBT
This is sad. We are people who don’t deserve hate
Danny279
@ChrisK: lol! You’re so cute. You don’t understand numerators, denominators or how to make valid statistical comparisons. And saying that I want to pursue a happy, healthy lives steer clear of the influence of Grindr isn’t “hate.”
Kangol
What’s up with these sick white monsters who keep committing brutal murders of gay men in London? Glad they caught this one! Lock him up and throw away the key!
Captain Obvious
Holy crap this is disgusting.
seaguy
@Danny279: How sad that you choose to be all judgemental towards the victim because he did something thousands do worldwide each day and that is hook up with someone off of Grindr. How do you know the murderer disclosed his meth use to the victim prior to their meeting?
ChrisK
@Danny279: Then I’m sure you’ll be showing the easy to find proof of that. Of coarse we all know you’re full of BS along with the hate as well.