Police found Mr Griffiths fully clothed on his bed, with no evidence of an attack
A British man accidentally stabbed himself to death while trying to separate two frozen burgers with a knife, in a freak accident that initially baffled police, a court heard. Barry Griffiths, 57, died after accidentally stabbing himself with the knife in his stomach at his home in Powys, Wales, in July last year, according to the report by Western Telegraph.
Mr Griffiths, who lived alone and was described as “very much a loner”, had been dead for several days before police discovered his body during a welfare check, with blood spattered throughout his kitchen and bedroom.
His phone, wallet and computer were untouched and there were no signs of a struggle in his apartment.
Police found Mr Griffiths fully clothed on his bed, with no evidence of an attack. It was only after discovering uncooked hamburgers that detectives were able to piece together what had happened, the court was told.
“The bottom drawer of the freezer had been left open and pulled forward to allow access to the food,” said Detective Chief Inspector Jonathan Rees.
“On the kitchen worktop, next to the fridge freezer, were two raw hamburgers, a knife and a tea towel,” he continued.
“The wound to the abdomen would have been approximately the height of the work surface. My hypothesis at the time was that Mr Griffiths was attempting to separate frozen burgers using a knife.”
A coroner concluded that Mr Griffiths, who had lost the use of one arm following a stroke, most likely died from an accident and not suicide.