India, Feb. 27 -- More gruesome details have emerged in the case of Matthew Hertgen, a former college soccer player who was arrested for brutally murdering his younger brother and their family cat in an apartment near Princeton University. The 31-year-old, who is in police custody in Mercer County, New Jersey, allegedly ripped out his brother Joseph Hertgen's eyeball, a law enforcement source told the New York Post. Police believe Matthew may have eaten the eyeball.

Police reportedly found a bloody knife, fork and plate near the victim's body following the horrific attack in a wealthy condo complex near the Ivy League school, the insider told the outlet. This led officers to believe Matthew may have consumed the missing organ.

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