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A case report of necrophilia--a psychopathological view
S S T Boureghda1, W Retz, F Philipp-Wiegmann
1Saarland University Hospital, Neurocenter-Institute for Forensic Pychology and Psychiatry, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany. sboureghda@gmail.com
Abstract:
This paper presents the case of a 40-year-old German man who was convicted for disturbing the dead. He performed heterosexual necrophilic acts over the course of two decades. The most recent case was well documented by the necrophiliac himself by means of photography and video. His actions ranged from visiting cemeteries to dissecting bodies and taking the body parts home with him for sexual purposes. The perpetrator displayed no signs of other psychiatric illnesses. The case is discussed in light of the currently available literature.
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