GETTY Rudi Efendi is accused of murdering a man who raped his wife

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Rudi Efendi, 30, admitted murdering the man after finding out his wife was no longer a virgin on their wedding night. The Indonesian couple then cooked and ate the victim’s severed genitals together. Efendi said he carried out the cannibalistic ritual to “cure his heartache”.

The victim’s body was found in burnt-out van in the village of Penumangan Lama, Jakarta, Indonesia after Efendi allegedly carried out a revenge attack following claims from his wife she was raped a week before her wedding. Police say Efendi told his wife Nuriah, 20, to arrange a meeting with the alleged rapist who was a driver she used to date. But when the man arrived he came face to face with a distraught Efendi, who stabbed him to death, hacked off his penis and set fire to the van, according to authorities.

GETTY Rudi Efendi is accused of murdering his wife's alleged rapist

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I was so outraged Rudi Efendi

Police found the mutilated body with a wound on his ear, bruises on his head and his genitals cut off. Police say Efendi confessed to murdering the alleged rapist and cutting off his penis. Efendi is accused of carrying out the murder, while his wife is a suspected accomplice.

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He told police he ate his “vital tool” according to local reports. Efendi insisted he acted alone in killing the victim and his wife should not be held responsible for his crime. He said after his arrest last month: “I was so outraged.” A local policewoman said: “The case is still under investigation but we strongly suspect that this is a premeditated murder.”