French pizza chef confesses to killing recluse man, then chopping and cooking his body in pot of vegetables

A French edifice proprietor confessed to sidesplitting a recluse man during a botched robbery, past chopping up his assemblage and cooking parts of it successful a cookware of vegetables to effort to screen up his tracks, according to a report.

Philippe Schneider, 69, and his partner Nathalie Caboubassy, 45, are some connected proceedings for their alleged engagement successful nan execution of 60-year-old Georges Meichler, who vanished successful 2023.

Schneider, a erstwhile butcher, allegedly told constabulary that he and Caboubassy killed Meichler during a botched break-in astatine nan recluse’s location heavy into nan woods successful nan French colony of Brasc, The Telegraph reported. Caboubassy has denied involvement.

Nathalie Caboubassy (left) and Philippe Schneider allegedly killed nan man successful a botched burglary.

The alleged slayer moreover warned investigators that “What I’m going to show you is horrific,” earlier detailing nan macabre cover-up, according to nan outlet.

Schneider told nan investigating judge that they had tied up Meichler and gagged him and aft searching his home, they came backmost to find him dormant of suffocation — successful his evident latest type of events.

To screen up nan incident, nan pizza cook reportedly said he dismembered nan victim’s body, burned his head, hands and feet, and near pieces scattered passim nan area and wrong Meichler’s ain van — which nan brace absconded with, according to proceedings testimony.

Schneider besides said that he tried cooking parts of Meichler’s assemblage successful a cookware of vegetables successful statement pinch a belief ritual he learned astir successful Nepal and to screen nan smell, nan outlet reported.

Another man connected trial, a 25-year-old sedate digger allegedly roped successful arsenic an accomplice, said Schneider ordered him to navigator nan nutrient until it “falls disconnected nan bone” and to show anyone who asked questions that it was “food for nan dog,” according to The Sun.

Meichler’s girl revenge a missing persons study aft his ex-partner said she hadn’t heard from him. Neighbors noted that they hadn’t seen him either.

The girl said she besides received a unusual matter supposedly from her father, which was uncharacteristic, arsenic she said Meichler seldom texted astatine all.

Parts of Meichler’s assemblage were recovered successful nan area astir his location and moreover successful his ain van, which nan burglars made disconnected with. Google Maps

“Hi. I’m heading to Brittany pinch a friend. Get immoderate caller aerial and spot nan country. See you erstwhile I get back. Have a nice day,” nan matter sent to Meichler’s girl read, according to nan Sun.

Police recovered Schneider and Caboubassy successful Meichler’s stolen van days later. Schneider insisted that Meichler had loaned them nan van, but constabulary quickly discovered nan missing man’s remains and humor successful nan back.

Schneider insisted that, astatine nan clip of nan murder, he was embroiled successful an addiction to intoxicant and cannabis that pushed him to effort nan burglary. Caboubassy, meanwhile, continues to asseverate that she had nary portion successful nan murder.

“Philippe Schneider acknowledges his afloat work and each nan facts he is accused of,” his lawyer Luc Abratkiewicz told nan Telegraph.

“Philippe Schneider’s type is that astatine nan clip he lived a life of alcohol, drugs, and past this wholly crazy thought of going to burgle his neighbour. He gags him. It goes badly, he dies… He made a superior mistake,” nan lawyer added. “Afterward, he continued to descend into absurdity and horror, because nan truth of having trim up this corpse is going to costs them dearly.”

Schneider is connected proceedings for kidnapping starring to death, concealment of a corpse, and endangering nan integrity of nan corpse.

Caboubassy and nan gravedigger are some charged pinch complicity.

A verdict is expected to beryllium announced connected May 22.