A man accused of carrying out castrations on other men and broadcasting the footage on his “eunuch maker” website has appeared in court.
Gustavson, who is originally from Norway, is said to have been the ringleader in a wide-ranging conspiracy, involving up to 29 offences of extreme body modifications, the removal of body parts, the trade in body parts and the uploading of videos. The GBH charges include the removal of a man’s penis, the clamping of another’s testicles and the freezing of a leg, which required amputation.
He appeared alongside Peter Wates, 65, from Croydon, south London, who is charged with conspiracy to cause GBH with intent. Three other men, named as David Carruthers, Janus Atkin and Ashley Williams on the indictment, appeared in Newport magistrates court, south Wales, charged with being involved in the same conspiracy.Nathaniel Arnold, 47, from South Kensington, west London; Damien Byrnes, 35, from Tottenham, north London; and Jacob Crimi-Appleby, 22, from Epsom, Surrey, also appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday, each charged with a single offence of causing GBH with intent.
'All of the alleged victims are said to have been part of a society in which people willingly undergo extreme body modification.'