Cop’s severed head was found in bucket ‘after Breaking Bad obsessed killer murdered him and chopped up his body to dissolve in acid’

A BREAKING Bad fan accused of dismembering a gay cop sobbed as a video of him buying a bucket in which his alleged victim's head was found was shown to the court.

Stefano Brizzi, 50, broke down as he watched CCTV of him buying plastic buckets, perforated metal sheets, a 3-in-1 saw set and other equipment at a Leyland DIY store.

Brizzi is accused of murdering PC Gordon Semple, 59, during a drug-fuelled bondage session at his flat in Southwark, south London on April 1.

He dismembered the body, before disposing of part of it in the River Thames and trying to dissolve the rest in acid in his bathtub, it is said.

When police raided his Bermondsey flat after neighbours reported a foul smell they discovered the severed head of PC Semple in one of the buckets.

The Old Bailey was told Brizzi was obsessed with American hit TV show Breaking Bad, in which the main character Walter White tries to dissolve the body of a rival in acid.

Four days after the murder Brizzi visited a DIY store near his flat, where he spent nearly £140 on equipment to get rid of the body, the court heard.

Jurors were shown CCTV footage of Brizzi in the shop, apparently inspecting one of the plastic buckets.

Crispin Aylett QC, prosecuting, said: "Bearing in mind he was found to dissolve the body in acid, he was interested in the make-up, the constitution of the plastic buckets.

"There was a human head in the larger bucket."

As the footage was shown, Brizzi broke down and sobbed loudly in the dock.

The court heard that Brizzi and Mr Semple had arranged to meet though the gay dating app Grindr on April 1.

The satanist allegedly strangled a cop during a drug-fuelled bondage session.

Crystal meth addict Brizzi copied the gruesome task from US TV series Breaking Bad.

He met PC  Semple through gay cruising app Grindr.

Mr Semple had gone to his flat while supposed to be working, the Old Bailey was told.

Six days later police were alerted to a “smell of death” from the flat.

Jurors heard former Morgan Stanley computer programmer Brizzi answered his front door wearing only sunglasses and underpants.

He then reportedly told an officer: “I’ve tried to dissolve the body. I’ve killed a police officer. Satan told me to.”

Attempts had been made to boil away bits of the corpse in kitchen pans.

Some body parts were found in his bin and a communal rubbish area, while Italian-born Brizzi disposed of other parts in the Thames. One of the PC’s feet was found by a passer-by.

Prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC said one man, referred to as CD in court, was interested in the party and headed to the flat but was told by Brizzi that another man was sick and not to come in.

He said: "When CD pressed the entry buzzer, someone who can only have been the defendant replied over the intercom 'We are having a situation here. Someone fell ill but we're taking care of it. So our party is cancelled'. CD turned around and went home."

He said that CD must have arrived at the very moment Pc Semple was meeting his own death inside the flat.

PC Semple's last communication on Grindr was about 7.04pm, with his partner trying to call him about 20 minutes later but not getting a response.

He later reported him missing.

The court heard that just days after the alleged murder, Brizzi went to DIY store Leyland SDM to buy items including perforated metal sheets, three buckets, and cleaning products.

Prosecutor Aylett suggested the perforated sheets were to "grate" Pc Semple's flesh into the globules found in the bath, with the accused murderer subbing throughout the footage shown to the court.

The court heard Brizzi's Grindr account boasted of a taste for "boots, feet, puppy training, bondage, spanking, whipping, wax, pegs, nipple play, TT (tit torture) CBT (cock and ball torture), watersports (involving urination) and scat (involving excrement)",

The court heard that the man often tried to shock his addict support group with his obsession with devil worship and penchant for having sex on top of a pentagram.

Attending the meetings sporadically, he told the group he was keen on domination, pain and Satanic rituals.

He was also obsessed with the hit TV show Breaking Bad, with the show's main character Walter White starting to produce crystal meth.

In one episode, the body of a murder victim is dissolved in a bath of acid, the court heard.

The court heard Brizzi kept notes about “Lucifer” and boasted about having sex over a pentangle.

He denies murder, claiming Mr Semple, of Greenhithe, Kent, died in an accident during sex.

He admits obstructing the coroner by dismembering a body.

The trial continues.

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