A Buddhist monk was killed instantly in August 2007 when he was run over by his own sit-on lawnmower as he trimmed the grass at his temple. Moments before the tragedy, Rev. Seiji Handa, 50, was seen running after the driverless machine as it pulled away from him. Witness Venita Slater told jurors at the inquest this February that the monk disappeared beneath the tractor-style motor as he struggled to get into the cab and regain control. His dismembered body was found on a grassy slope at the 12-acre peace centre he set up 30 years ago in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.