Stefano Brizzi: Cannibal who dismembered PC’s body found dead in jail

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Undated handout file photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Stefano Brizzi, 50, a Breaking Bad fan who is facing life behind bars for strangling a police officer during a bondage sex session then attempting to dispose of the body in acid. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday December 12, 2016. Brizzi, 50, admitted he was inspired by his favourite TV series as he tried to get away with killing 59-year-old Pc Gordon Semple by dissolving his flesh in the bath. See PA story COURTS Semple. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

An independent investigation is under way after the discovery of the 50-year-old’s body at HMP Belmarsh in southeast London.

Stefano Brizzi, who was imprisoned for murdering a police officer and dissolving his body in acid, has been found dead in jail.

A Prison Service spokesperson confirmed that Brizzi, 50, died on Sunday at HMP Belmarsh, southeast London.

They added: “As with all deaths in custody there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.”

Image Caption:PC Gordon Semple met his killer on the Grindr app

Brizzi was jailed for life in December and told he would serve a minimum of 24 years in jail for murdering PC Gordon Semple at his home in London.

The pair met on gay dating app Grindr.

Police believed Brizzi had attempted to cook and eat Mr Semple’s body after strangling him during a bondage session.

Investigators believe a leg had been placed in a roasting tin in the oven and found traces of Mr Semple’s DNA on grease in the cooker, in a blender and on a set of chopsticks.

Image Caption:CCTV footage showed Stefano Brizzi buying buckets from a DIY store after the killing

Detectives also discovered pieces of his flesh floating in chemicals in the bath and a forensic dentist found that a bite mark on a discarded rib in the kitchen bin matched Brizzi’s lower teeth.

During his trial at the Old Bailey, the court heard Brizzi was a fan of the Breaking Bad TV series and had been inspired by an episode of the show to dissolve PC Semple’s body in acid.

He was arrested when police discovered the gruesome scene after being called to his flat to investigate a foul stench.