‘Eunuch maker’ claims his marriage split drove him to mutilate dozens of men as well as himself

The Old Bailey, London. Photo: Getty

Max Stephens
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The ringleader of a body modification cult claimed the break-up of his marriage drove him to perform dozens of mutilations on men and himself, a court heard.

Marius Gustavson, a 46-year-old Norwegian national living in north London, said the trauma of his separation in 2016 awoke his previously “dormant” condition of body integrity dysphoria (BID), the Old Bailey heard yesterday.​