Man tries to carve out friend's heart after killing him

POLICE in Tamil Nadu arrested a man who disembowelled his drinking buddy and tried to carve out the man’s heart, Malaysia Nanban reported.

Vellaipandi from a village outside Thiruchi was staying in a city lodge before he met another man there and became friends.

One night as the two were drinking heavily, the drunk Vellaipandi suddenly stabbed his buddy with a knife and disembowelled him.

Police said Vellaipandi also tried to carve the dead man’s chest open in an attempt to extract his heart. He is now in custody.