Drammens gets the verdict in the British castration case – NRK Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio

Over a period of six years, from 2016 to 2022, the Norwegian is said to have carried out operations in which he has, among other things, removed men’s testicles and penis at home in his flat in London.

He was paid by the men who allegedly wanted the operation carried out. The operations were filmed and streamed live via a separate payment website called “The Eunuch Maker”.

He is said to have earned over NOK 2 million from this business, before he was arrested in December 2021.

Six other men are charged in the same case. The police believe the Norwegian was the leader of the business, according to British media. On Thursday and Friday, the verdict will be read out in London.

Underwent operations myself

According to the British press, the Norwegian must be part of an environment characterized by extreme body modification, called “nullos”. It is short for genital nullification, by having the penis and testicles removed.

This is not a new movement. In 2012, a 23-year-old Japanese artist had his genitals removed, which he then cooked and served to paying guests, writes CBS.

In an online interview from 2022 that British media refer from said Drammenseren that he had castrated 58 other men, and that he kept the genitals in alcohol in his freezer. He also said that the reason he had himself castrated was because he wanted to “look like a Ken doll underneath”.

He was named “Eunuchthe maker’ in British newspapers, and has amputated both his penis, a nipple and a leg.

The Norwegian is said to have stated to the press that he performed the operations on others in a professional manner. The man’s neighbors have told British media that they kept seeing ambulances coming to the apartment. They also responded to a large, black tent in the back garden.

Rumors of murder

On Wednesday, NRK was in the area where the Norwegian lived, in Haringey in North London. It looks like a classic part of an English city, with several beautiful buildings. The Drammensener lived in a basement apartment.

– One day there were several ambulances and police cars there. There were rumors that there had been a murder, but after a few weeks we found out what had actually happened in the apartment, says David.

He never saw the man himself, but said that for a period ambulances came there regularly.

Another Londoner, Justin, says he has never heard of anything like it.

– Since there were so many police there, for a week, we thought they had found half a dozen bodies buried in the basement or in the wall or something like that, he says.

At local pub The Salisbury, Michael, Rado and Neil enjoy a beer after work. They have followed the case in recent years.

– It is a very, very strange case, and I was shocked when I heard what had happened. There is some crime here, but it is mostly street crime. This was on a whole other level.

Admitted grievous bodily harm

The man from Drammen has been sentenced for:

• Five cases of serious injury to another person’s body.
• Conspiracy to cause such harm to others.
• Production and distribution of indecent images.
• Possession of illegal assets.

There were several court hearings in the case in 2023. When he appeared for preliminary hearings, he pleaded neither guilty nor innocent. But in November he admitted grievous bodily harm to another person’s body, the BBC writes.

The Norwegian has also been convicted of storing and distributing child abuse images. He has been in prison since his arrest in December 2021.

NRK has asked for an interview with the dramatist, via his lawyers:

– We have taken up the request, but he does not want it. We do not have the opportunity to talk to anyone about this case, Hetherington’s Solicitors writes to NRK in an email.

Paid to be mutilated

Three men were sentenced in January for having removed the penis, nipple and contributed to the amputation of the Norwegian’s leg. The Norwegian himself is said to have asked them to carry out the interventions.

His leg is said to have been frozen with dry ice, to ensure that it was so damaged that an amputation was necessary.

A former nurse has admitted stealing anesthetics from a local hospital. He told the court that in the summer of 2019 he partially removed the Norwegian’s nipple.

Another man, who according to British newspapers was a male escort worker, has admitted that he removed the Norwegian’s penis in February 2017, for a payment of almost NOK 7,000.

He told the court that he felt nauseous and vomited afterwards.

In January, all three men were sentenced to prison for three, two and five years for grievous bodily harm.

– Terrible material

After the verdict became clear, Detective Inspector Amanda Greig of the Metropolitan Police said:

– This has been a lengthy investigation which was extremely challenging due to the complexity of the offences. My team has gone through an enormous volume of horrific material to identify victims and offenders.

She further encourages people who have experience of this to contact the police.

– The criminals are part of a larger network of men who have participated in illegal backstreet operations, often with life-threatening consequences. We have identified the network which spans the UK and several countries, which means we share intelligence with a number of police forces.