Freed killer who ate victim’s brains jailed ‘forever’

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.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2005 - 00:00

Andrew Barrow, London

Triple killer Peter Bryan, aged 35, believed eating human flesh would make him invincible.

He killed two men within months of each other and wanted to go on killing.

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