WASCO, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — The man who was struck and killed by a train in Wasco back in late March and whose leg was allegedly eaten by a man has been identified by the Kern County Coroner's Office.
The coroner said at around 8 a.m., March 22, Horacio Ayala-Penaloza, 48, of Wasco, was struck by a train in the 700 block of G Street. He died at the scene.
A 27-year-old man who removed Ayala-Penaloza's leg from the scene was seen by witnesses shortly later waving around his leg and allegedly eating it, according to viewer video.
Resendo Tellez was sentenced to a year in jail in early May. Tellez also faced charges of bringing drugs into jail.
An autopsy revealed that Ayala-Penaloza's cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries and the manner of death was an accident.
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