Man charged with arson ‘cut off his own genitals and set fire to them’

A suspect was arrested after a fire at his mother’s garage (Picture: Facebook/Fort Wayne Fire Department)

A man from Indiana is facing up to 12 years in prison after allegedly cutting off his genitals to start a fire at his mother’s garage.

The investigation began on May 6 after a fire at a detached garage. At the same time that Fort Wayne firefighters were responding, Fort Wayne Police Department officers were also heading out to reports of a stabbing incident.

Neighbours of the garage owners awoke them upon noticing the blaze, which was when they noticed that family member Christopher Peden was missing.

Officers then found Peden, with court records showing that he claimed he had been stabbed in the city’s downtown area, having been threatened by someone the day before.

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