Vampire-obsessed man detained after dumping animal corpses outside churches in New Forest
Benjamin Lewis, who believed drinking blood would prolong life, will be kept in hospital for treatment
TL;DR
- Benjamin Lewis, 48, obsessed with vampires and graveyards, believed drinking blood would grant eternal life and prevent death.
- He stole and slaughtered sheep and deer, leaving their corpses outside churches in the New Forest.
- Lewis also placed inverted crosses and tarot cards near the animal remains, frightening parishioners and farmers.
- Police trapped Lewis by monitoring churches on significant satanic calendar dates and finding his DNA on a lamb's remains.
- He admitted to religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress, and the theft of lambs.
- Lewis will be detained in hospital for treatment until deemed safe for release by a mental health tribunal or the justice secretary.
- Previously, Lewis was jailed in 2003 for terrorizing a vicar, claiming to be a vampire.