London, November 20 : A 50-year-old British man beheaded himself using a chainsaw because he did not want to give up his repossessed home.
Winchester Coroner''s Court was told that David Phyall tied the chainsaw to a leg of a snooker table in his sitting room using string, taped up the on button, and plugged it into a timer.
He then laid face up under the snooker table putting the chainsaw against his neck, the court heard.
Phyall had had a small amount to drink, but he had not taken any drugs.
He used a piece of the tool''s cardboard box to cushion the blades from his neck, and set the timer to start up the chainsaw for 15 minutes.
