Famous “cannibal” serial killer goes on hunger strike after his PlayStation was confiscated in prison

Famous serial killer ‘cannibal’ starts hunger strike after his PlayStation was confiscated in prison (Photo: Reprodução/TV)

Robert Maudsley, a British serial killer known as “Hannibal the Cannibal,” has apparently started a hunger strike after his PlayStation was confiscated by prison guards.

Now 71 years old, Maudsley was arrested at the age of 21 in 1974 for murder. He was already serving a life sentence when he killed a fellow inmate in the psychiatric wing of the prison, in addition to torturing and killing two other prisoners at another prison in England.

One of his victims had a skull that was “crushed like a boiled egg,” according to a prison guard. Part of the victim’s brain was missing, and a spoon was found hanging from the dead man’s head, which led to his “cannibal” nickname. Maudsley is said to have inspired the character Hannibal Lecter.

Paul, Maudsley’s brother, has been in contact with him and recently shared how the serial killer started a hunger strike because the guards confiscated his PlayStation, nonfiction books, and a music system during an “operational exercise” at the end of February.

“Bob is locked up in a prison within a prison. For some reason, the main prison returned to normal after the operational exercise, but Bob’s section was closed for a few days,” Paul, 74 years old, told The Mirror.

“Bob complained and is usually polite, but the prison officers accused him of being abusive. When he finally returned to his cell, they had taken everything—his TV, PlayStation, books, and radio. […] These things are so important to him that it’s not fair to take them without a good reason.”

“He became like he was 10 years ago, when he had nothing to stimulate him, sitting there vegetating, at risk of going mad,” lamented Maudsley’s brother.

Paul then explained that his brother revealed to him that he would not eat again until his belongings were returned. “He called me from prison that day, and he sounded angry and anxious. He said, ‘I’m going on a hunger strike, so don’t be surprised if this is the last time I call you.'”

“He used to have access to a phone in his cell, but he stopped calling us back, so we think they must have taken it away from him. Bob is 71 now, so we don’t know how long he will survive without food,” Paul added.

Maudsley currently holds the world record for the longest time in solitary confinement, having been kept separated from the rest of the prison population for over four decades.

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