The Cannibal is three things at once.

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Mr Griffiths, 40, referred to himself as the Crossbow Cannibal when he appeared before magistrates last month.

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When he appeared in court on Friday, Mr Griffiths, of Thornton Road, Bradford, gave his name as "the crossbow cannibal".

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Jurors in what the tabloids have dubbed the "Cannibal Cop" case will have their hands full when they begin deliberations, possibly as early as Thursday.

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One of the gang's victims was Suzanne Blamires who was later murdered by "Crossbow Cannibal" Stephen Griffiths in 2010, Bradford Crown Court was told.

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In other recent sorcery-related killings, police arrested 29 people in July last year accused of being part of a cannibal cult in Papua New Guinea's jungle interior and charged them with the murders of seven suspected witch doctors.

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