Man Eats Bomb 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
A British man who was fascinated with explosives blew himself up after putting a home-made pipe bomb in his mouth and lighting the fuse.
Kevin Barnes, 20, of Joseph Priestly Court in Daventry, took the device into his mouth and flicked a lighter as his petrified flatmates and girlfriend looked on.
The bomb, which might have been created using instructions from a book on explosives, then blew up, causing him serious head injuries, and he died on the same day.
Recording a verdict of accidental death, Northamptonshire Coroner Anne Pember said she was satisfied he had not intended to take his own life.
Mr Barnes was described as a risk-taker with a history of harming himself and the inquest heard he had a short temper.
His girlfriend, Elizabeth Elliot, said: "My opinion was that Kevin was mucking about but didn't actually mean for the pipe bomb to go off. Submitted on 06/30/2003
Submitted by:
Mark Webster and Dan Levy
Reference:
crazynews.net 30/6/03
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