TACITURN, with piercing eyes, and calm. This describes Sumanto, 30, a resident of Pelumutan Village, in Central Java. But, behind his quiet exterior, Sumanto has displayed ghastly behavior: he eats human flesh.

After carrying out an examination and a number of psychological tests over two days last week, the team of police psychologists from Central Java concluded Sumanto is a psychopath. Sumanto had done what he did while he was fully conscious