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  • GoodVela
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    • Nov 2008
    • 309

    #1

    Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

    Story from the Daily Mail

    The last resident in a block of flats due to be demolished cut his own head off with a chainsaw to highlight the 'injustice' of being asked to move out, an inquest heard today.
    Desperate David Phyall, 50, plugged the electric chainsaw into the mains and attached a timer to the socket.
    He then wrapped sellotape around the machine's trigger to secure it in the 'on' position and tied the handle of the saw to a table leg to hold it steady.


    Mr Phyall rested the saw on his neck and waited for the timer to go off.
    The Black and Decker chainsaw sliced through his neck in an instant but kept going for a further 15 minutes.
    Police and paramedics found his blood-soaked body at the flat in Bishopstoke, near Southampton, Hampshire, after his father John raised the alarm.
    Mr Phyall was the last resident living in an area marked for a mass redevelopment and all 71 surrounding flats were empty.

    The inquest heard Mr Phyall, who had lived in the 1960s flat for eight years, was the last resident in the block and had resisted 11 offers of a new home.
    The inquest in Winchester, Hampshire, today heard that on July 5 this year Sergeant Mark Carter was called to the flat after Mr Phyall's parents found it was locked from the inside.
    Sgt Carter told the inquest he broke into the flat using a crowbar before making his way to the lounge where he found Mr Phyall's body dressed in underpants and a T-shirt.
    He said: 'The carpet was covered by a layer of blood and the ceiling above my head was also splattered with blood.
    'I could see an electric chainsaw embedded in the man's neck - the blade was three quarters of the way through his neck.
    'The handle of the chainsaw had been tied by white string to a table leg and the trigger had been tied up by sellotape.
    'The lead was connected to a timer switch which was plugged into the wall.
    'I have never come across an incident quite this graphic.'

    Detective Sergeant Mark Huxford told the hearing: 'The head was still attached by the right shoulder and his head was lying to the left.
    'A large area of carpet had blood splattered all over it because of the way the Black and Decker chainsaw had been spinning around.'

    Mr Phyall's father John Phyall told the hearing he had no idea his son had any plans to harm himself.
    He added: 'We had seen him a week prior to his death and he had appeared cheerful and had been making jokes. His death was totally unexpected.'

    It is believed Mr Phyall killed himself two days before his body was found.
    The inquest heard that on April 18 a letter was sent to all residents of the block by First Wessex Housing Group Ltd saying the building would be demolished.
    However, Mr Phyall refused to leave his one-bedroom flat and had been taken to court by the housing association.
    Two weeks before his death First Wessex Housing Group had been awarded possession of the flat giving them legal entitlement to evict him.
    Recording a verdict of suicide, Deputy Central Hampshire Simon Burge said Mr Phyall had killed himself in a bid to 'make a statement'.
    He said: 'The scene was clearly an appalling one.
    'In the 15 years I have been sitting as deputy coroner it is the most bizarre case I have seen.
    'Mr Phyall had thought through how he was going to commit suicide very carefully - he went to a great deal of trouble to rig up the chainsaw knowing full well the result would be fatal.
    'It was death in the most dramatic way imaginable.
    'I find he did so to draw attention to the injustice he felt at being asked to move out of his flat.'
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  • Stumbleweed
    Livin' the dream
    • Oct 2006
    • 6279

    #2
    Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

    That's messed up. And I'm honestly a little surprised that there haven't been more of these cases with so many people getting foreclosed on and stuff like that... statement suicides. Sad world we live in right now... hope things get better.
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    • snepp
      We'll waste him too.
      • Apr 2003
      • 10007

      #3
      Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

      Four months ago he was 58.

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      • The C
        Banned
        • Apr 2005
        • 7538

        #4
        Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

        Bro, you really missed your nose.

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        • hndavis
          Rookie
          • Apr 2008
          • 389

          #5
          Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

          ouch..damn..what a way to go...imagine jus waiten there for the chainsaw to go off
          I did it my way

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          • Heelfan71
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2002
            • 19940

            #6
            Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

            that's a lot of trouble to go through. Much easier ways to do it.
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            • countryboy
              Growing pains
              • Sep 2003
              • 52775

              #7
              Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

              well that was dumb.
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              • callmetaternuts
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                • Jul 2004
                • 7045

                #8
                Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                Seems like this was reported before......
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                • fishepa
                  I'm Ron F'n Swanson!
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 18989

                  #9
                  Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                  The "injustice" of him having to move out??? How about you get a place you can afford. Just another example today of society wanting to "pass the buck".

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                  • Stumbleweed
                    Livin' the dream
                    • Oct 2006
                    • 6279

                    #10
                    Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                    No, the issue wasn't that he couldn't afford it, it was that deveopments in the area ended up with the flat he lived in having to get bulldozed. He refused to leave even though they offered him other places to go and eventually they just had enough and took him to court, where he was officially evicted since they had exhausted the proper avenues beforehand.

                    He was just trying to make a point I guess -- didn't want to leave his home because of the area's development. Drastic isn't a strong enough word for his actions, but like I said, I'm surprised there haven't been more widely-reported suicides coming as a result of people losing their homes...

                    Heh, who was he "passing the buck" to? He was just trying to make a point about what he perceived to be a grave injustice.
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                    • fishepa
                      I'm Ron F'n Swanson!
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 18989

                      #11
                      Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                      Originally posted by Stumbleweed
                      No, the issue wasn't that he couldn't afford it, it was that deveopments in the area ended up with the flat he lived in having to get bulldozed. He refused to leave even though they offered him other places to go and eventually they just had enough and took him to court, where he was officially evicted since they had exhausted the proper avenues beforehand.

                      He was just trying to make a point I guess -- didn't want to leave his home because of the area's development. Drastic isn't a strong enough word for his actions, but like I said, I'm surprised there haven't been more widely-reported suicides coming as a result of people losing their homes...

                      Heh, who was he "passing the buck" to? He was just trying to make a point about what he perceived to be a grave injustice.
                      Well, usually when someone's house or car gets repossessed it's the result of them not being able to make the payments.

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                      • countryboy
                        Growing pains
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 52775

                        #12
                        Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                        Wow, so he was offered another place and chose to cut off his head instead? I mean, I would be mad if someone told me that I had to move due to development, but damn, cut off your head to make a point?
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                        • RAZRr1275
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                          • Sep 2007
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                          #13
                          Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                          Wow
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                          • Happy29
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                            • Jan 2006
                            • 5489

                            #14
                            Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                            i guess he really "lost his head" over that man thats a damn shame
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                            • Chaos81
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                              • Mar 2004
                              • 17150

                              #15
                              Re: Man Cuts Off His Own Head When House Was Repossessed

                              Originally posted by fishepa
                              Well, usually when someone's house or car gets repossessed it's the result of them not being able to make the payments.
                              Usually yes, but unless I'm missing something, that's not the case here.

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