Facial Mutilations

[Natasha]

Hello Natasha. Thanks for starting this thread.

One possible explanation for Kate and "MJK" is that it was done to avoid anyone recognising them. If so, it may, or may not, have been successful.

Cheers.
LC

Hi Lynn

I agree, that is a very valid reason. The connection between Kelly and Eddowes is strengthened by the fact that they were the only 2 to have their faces mutilated.

[lynn cates]

recognition

Hello Natasha. Thanks for starting this thread.

One possible explanation for Kate and "MJK" is that it was done to avoid anyone recognising them. If so, it may, or may not, have been successful.

Cheers.
LC

[Natasha]

Hi All,

Why did the ripper mutilate the victims faces?

It has been mentioned before on here, but was the reason for attacking the nose maybe a message saying Eddowes stuck her nose into someones business?

In medieval times the nose being cut had association with betrayal, the eyes are the window to the soul and slitting/cutting someones lips was a punishment for blasphemy.

I also discovered that nose amputations had happened to women by jealous vengeful women in 18th century Paris.

In the 9h century nuns at St Cyr Monastry in Marseilles, had cut of their own noses to avoid sexual attacks by the Saracens who did indeed spare sexual attacks at the cost of the nun's lives.

What do you lot think, why did he inflict facial mutilations?