Detroit man's body found with leg 'eaten off' from knee down DETROIT, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Detroit police said they found the badly decomposed body of a man in his home with a leg missing, having been "eaten off" from the knee down. Police are investigating whether the man's dog, which was found alive in a closed bathroom, may have eaten the man's decomposing body, The Detroit News reported Tuesday. The cause of death wasn't immediately clear following an autopsy, the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office said. Pathologists are awaiting results of a toxicology report before making a determination. Police said they had no information on the dog's whereabouts or condition after animal control officers took it away from the scene. "His body was severely decomposed and his left leg had been eaten off at the knee," said Mary Mazur, a spokeswoman with the medical examiner's office.