A single man, living with his parents, met an unthinkable end while performing a bizarre masturbation ceremony.
Firefighters, forced to break down his bedroom door, discovered him lifeless on the floor. Clad in a women's swimsuit, he had bound himself tightly with plastic and fabric straps, while a ping pong ball lay lodged in his body.
The Daily Mail reported that police found an electric massage device laying next to the unidentified man's body, which was still connected to the mains.
Tests showed the one-handed device, which had signs of 'wear', had malfunctioned while plugged in.
Burns on the man's skin, inches above his penis, corresponded with the outer shape of the massage device's head.
As such, his death was ruled to be down to 'accidental electrocution to auto-erotic manipulation'.
An autopsy, carried out 48 hours after his death, revealed a 'strange foreign body' in his intestine, too.
Publishing details about the man's case in the journal Legal Medicine, doctors from University Hospital Hradec Králové in the north of the Czech Republic said: 'It was a fancy condom in a plastic translucent box, onto which a label was fixed with the victim's first name marked with a black inscription.'
While we may never fully grasp the motives that led this individual down such a bizarre path, one thing remains certain: this haunting tale will forever serve as a reminder that the human psyche is an odd and intricate labyrinth, capable of weaving a tapestry of desires that can lead to unimaginable consequences.
