THERE was a “systematic failure” in the treatment of a schizophrenic who was allowed to live as an outpatient and went on to murder a friend and eat parts of his brain, a report found yesterday.

A VOODOO-INSPIRED cannibal killer who ate the brain of one of his victims was behind bars last night after being told he will never be freed from custody.

A real-life Hannibal Lecter who ate the brain of one of his victims was told today that he would remain behind bars for the rest of his life.