Prisoners 'cut out paedophile's heart with toothbrush' and stuff penis in his mouth in Brazil jail

Three prisoners reportedly killed a fellow inmate by stabbing him in the neck and cutting his heart out with a sharpened toothbrush before hacking off his penis and stuffing it in his mouth.

Alex Sandro de Souze Mota, 30, was serving time for raping his 5-year-old stepdaughter.

However, on August 18, he was found dead by prison guards on the floor of his cell with his heart removed and his penis stuffed in his mouth.

The mauled corpse was discovered at Peco prison in the city of Cruzeiro do Oeste in the Brazilian state of Parana.

News site Ndmais reported Mota died as a result of a blow to the neck carried out by an unidentified inmate.

The police reported that they believe three inmates, identified only as L.B.R., K.R.I. and J.M.S.C., were responsible for the killing.

L.B.R., 22, is believed to have killed Mota by stabbing him in the neck with a toothbrush while K.R.I., 22, and J.M.S.C., 31, assisted by mutilating Mota's corpse.

The victim's heart was reportedly chopped out and put in a plastic container and his penis was removed and placed in his mouth.

The suspects then allegedly cleaned up the cell hoping that forensics would not be able to pin the crime on them.

The body was sent for autopsy and the investigation is ongoing.