A man who was hit and killed by a train in California before a homeless man allegedly ate his leg has been identified.
Horacio Ayala Peñaloza, 48, died after being hit by an Amtrak train that killed him instantly and severed his leg in Wasco in March of this year.
According to a coroner’s office report obtained by kbak Peñaloza died from multiple blunt force injuries to the head, and his death was ruled an accident.
After the incident, stunned onlookers captured Rosendo Téllez, 27, picking up his severed leg, sniffing and waving it and allegedly began eating it.
Last month, Tellez pleaded no contest to four charges, including removal of human remains, and was sentenced to a year in prison.
Horacio Ayala Peñaloza, 48, died after being hit by an Amtrak train that killed him instantly and severed his leg in Wasco.
After the incident, stunned onlookers captured Rosendo Téllez, 27, picking up his severed leg, sniffing and waving it and allegedly began eating it.
Tellez was arrested for the misdemeanor charge of removing body parts from an area that is not a cemetery.
Tellez was originally arrested for a misdemeanor charge of removing body parts from an area that is not a cemetery. He also faced charges of introducing contraband into a jail.
Witness footage captured Tellez walking away from the area while holding what appeared to be Ayala-Peñaloza’s leg due to the accident.
He then leaned over and sniffed the leg, wiped his mouth and turned it as the officers approached the disgusting episode.
A work crew placing concrete near the station watched what was unfolding, and worker José Ibarra told him WPDE of alleged cannibalism.
Ibarra told the outlet: ‘I’m not sure where, but he walked over here and he was shaking someone’s leg.
“And he started chewing on it there, biting it and banging it against the wall and everything.”
TO GoFundMe was created to help the Peñaloza family cover funeral costs and raised just over $1,000.
Horrified onlookers watched as the man leaned over and sniffed the leg before waving it in the streets of Wasco, California.
Tellez was detained by police without resistance. Authorities discovered he had outstanding warrants for his arrest.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the railroad company involved, confirmed that one of its trains was involved in the collision.
According to their preliminary conclusions, Peñaloza was standing on the platform when he was hit by the train.