Man admits conspiracy to grievous bodily harm involving castration

Ion Ciucur appeared at The Old Bailey in London

A man has admitted conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm involving castration.

Ion Ciucur, 29, who lives in Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway, appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday where he admitted the offence.

Prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC told the court it related to two incidents in July 2019 involving "castration by clamping".

The incident is related to a wide-ranging body modification conspiracy.

Warning: Contains graphic descriptions

Ciucur was involved in the plot which included up to 29 offences of extreme body modifications on 13 victims.

Two men previously admitted removing body parts belonging to Marius Gustavson, who is accused of carrying out castrations and broadcasting the footage on his "eunuch maker" website.

Nurse Nathan Arnold, 48, from South Kensington, west London, admitted the partial removal of Gustavson's nipple, stealing anaesthetic from the hospital where he worked and possessing extreme pornography.

Damien Byrnes, 35, from Tottenham, north London, admitted removing Gustavson's penis.

Another man - Jacob Crimi-Appleby, 22, from Epsom in Surrey - pleaded guilty to freezing the leg of Gustavson, causing it to have to be amputated.

Gustavson's alleged "right-hand man", Peter Wates, 66, from Croydon in south London, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2022.

Wates was alleged to have been involved with nine of the 29 incidents.

Ashley Williams, 31, from Newport, south Wales, admitted removing another man's testicle.

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