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Man 'cuts off own head with chainsaw'

"A MAN in the German city of Cologne fatally stabbed his elderly father before cutting off his own head with an electric chainsaw, police said yesterday.

The headless body of the 24-year-old offender was found when police raced to an the apartment yesterday after an emergency call, apparently from the dying father, had been broken off in mid-sentence, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported.

Alf Willwacher, a senior prosecutor, said an electric chainsaw was next to the son's body.

"We do not believe any third party was involved," he said.

Neighbours said the father and son had been reclusive since the death of the mother, allegedly by suicide, several years ago. "


Hmmm... I'm wondering if this actually happened... I notice that when i do a Google search for the words 'cuts off own head with chainsaw' (without the quotes) I get pretty much the exact same story every time. And I don't even mean to say 'pretty much' in the previous sentence... it IS the same story, word for word.

There doesn't appear to be any further details & no followup. Do I dare call shennangigans on this?