Rat torture: A Terrifying Method of Execution in History You Should Know
The world has seen various methods of executing people who have committed certain crimes. While some of these methods are still practiced in some countries, others have been discontinued. Many forms of torture were inflicted on individuals in past centuries, with most of them being stopped or altered.
Rat torture
Introduced by the Ancient Romans in the 17th Century, rat torture involved tying a bucket containing starved rats to the victim’s belly and then heating the bucket to make the inside extremely hot.
A starved rat desperately burrowing its way through the victim’s belly tissue. IMAGE CREDIT: Jason Jimenez, Quora.
The panicked rat could only escape by digging through the victim’s soft belly tissue, causing excruciating pain and eventually death.
Victim was unconscious after the starved rats burrowed their way through the victim’s belly tissue. IMAGE CREDIT: Jason Jimenez, Quora
The panicked rat could only escape by digging through the victim’s soft belly tissue, causing excruciating pain, terror, and eventually death.
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