A handyman has revealed he and his girlfriend will serve a Christmas dinner made from roadkill after spending a year of scouring the roads for dead animals.

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Bizarre on Female First

Jim Alexander has already collected nearly 50 fresh animal corpses from near his home in Torquay, Devon, where he butchers the meat.

He and girlfriend Betina Bradshaw will serve their menu to their family and friends - which includes deer, pheasant, rabbits and even badgers.

Jim eats roadkill to cut down on food waste and help the environment.

The 41-year-old said: ''I know people will think it's unusual but really it just makes sense.

''I do it because I can't stand to see the waste of life and, by taking the animals home and eating them, I'm at least somehow reducing that waste.''