Despite my happily posting such news items, I do in fact take most with a grain of salt. In this case it seems like a strange story -- I'd say the more likely explanation is he cut them off himself and then made up the story.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 ... 750C187318

Attackers cut off man's genitals

April 15 2009 at 05:53PM

A woman and two men have been arrested in Intabazwe at Harrismith after they allegedly cut off the genitals of the woman's boyfriend, Free State police said on Wednesday.

Sergeant Mmako Mophiring said it was alleged that the assault on the victim was instigated by his girlfriend and one of his friends.

Mophiring said the incident happened around 10pm on Monday when the 37-year-old man was on his way home after visiting a shop in Intabazwe.

"He met his girlfriend with two other men and she apparently instructed the men to assault her boyfriend."

During the struggle one man removed the victim's pants and cut off his genitals in the presence of his girlfriend.

"They left him unconscious in the street without help," Mophiring said.

The man later managed to crawl to the nearest house for help.The police were called and the man was rushed to the Mofumahadi Manapo Regional Hospital in Qwaqwa.

Residents later found the man's genitals at the scene of the assault and police were called again.

Mophiring said police arrested the two men on the same night while the woman was arrested on Tuesday.

They were expected to appear before the Harrismith Magistrate's Court on Thursday to face a charge of attempted murder. - Sapa

SplitDik (imported) wrote: Fri May 08, 2009 9:21 am Despite my happily posting such news items, I do in fact take most with a grain of salt.

Even if it is CLEARLY a legend, it's well worth while to post them. After all, a legend is a story that is told and believed as true because it fits the cultural milieu so well. If it isn't true, it OUGHT to be true.

Keep 'em comin'

JesusA (imported) wrote: Fri May 08, 2009 3:04 pm Even if it is CLEARLY a legend, it's well worth while to post them. After all, a legend is a story that is told and believed as true because it fits the cultural milieu so well. If it isn't true, it OUGHT to be true.

Keep 'em comin'

The story probably is true as far as it is reported. Notice that it gives no details of motivation. And it certainly does fit the "cultural milieu."

Generally African women put up with lot of abuse and neglect from their men but occasionally enough is enough. I suspect that is what happened in this case.

Notice too the complete lack of forethought by the perpetrators. They were so easily arrested. That says a lot about the calibre of those idiots.

If they are prosecuted for attempted murder the case will amost certainly be thrown out of court because clearly the intention was not murder. If it was the victim would be dead. A charge of actual bodily harm would be more likely to succeed.

But as Jesus says: "Keep 'em coming."

Kortpeel