I don't often get the chance to see Wampyrus chiroptera and I was very surprised to find one in France. The 'bat' Vampires do travel outside their home regions but it is rare. This particular Vampire solved that mystery for me by having kept a comprehensive diary as a human up to the point he went on holiday to New Zealand where no doubt he contracted Vampirism from a native of that island. The progression of the change into Wampyrus chiroptera is well under way although not yet complete in this individual. (Click on The Change in the main menu for a full description of the journey from human to Vampire) For reasons unknown it seems he was attacked during the day in his flat and forced to stand by a window in full sunlight. The half of his face that was exposed is raw and bloody with the effect of the light. Chiroptera Vampires are more sensitive to light that any other type of Vampire and will blister badly after only a few seconds of exposure. I estimate that this unfortunate individual was forced to endure the full power of the sun for around ten minutes. This may have been to enable his attackers to confirm his status as a Vampire as the outward signs has barely begun to manifest this early on in the change. After being satisfied that he was indeed a Vampire, his attackers then cut off his head with what appears to have been a machette and left the head in his bath. The machette was also used to split open the back of the victim's skull exposing his brain and was most likely the cause of death. The attackers have disposed of the body elsewhere as there is no sign of it in the victim's flat other than a pool of blood at the scene of decaptitation.