A Maasai man in Kenya has had his penis bitten off by his angry wife, who suspected him of adultery. Saloon Ole Mewet from Ngong in southern Kenya said his spouse attacked him in his sleep. "She bit me and removed all of it," he told the BBC's Muchiri Kioi.
His shouts raised the alarm and he was taken to a local hospital by his neighbours where he received stitches.
It is an unusual admission, as Maasai men, who often beat their wives, do not like to lose face before their community.
"If you do not beat your wife it's taken that you're a hen-pecked husband, which is not allowed in our community," Maasai elder Johnson Ole Sipitiek told the BBC's Network Africa programme.
On the evening of the assault, Mr Mewet returned home at 2200 and was beaten up by his wife just after he drifted off to sleep. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif
After hitting her husband and knocking out his front teeth, Mrs Mewet bit off his testicles and despite his struggles when he awoke, chewed off his penis.
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His shouts raised the alarm and he was taken to a local hospital by his neighbours where he received stitches.
It is an unusual admission, as Maasai men, who often beat their wives, do not like to lose face before their community.
"If you do not beat your wife it's taken that you're a hen-pecked husband, which is not allowed in our community," Maasai elder Johnson Ole Sipitiek told the BBC's Network Africa programme.
On the evening of the assault, Mr Mewet returned home at 2200 and was beaten up by his wife just after he drifted off to sleep. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif
After hitting her husband and knocking out his front teeth, Mrs Mewet bit off his testicles and despite his struggles when he awoke, chewed off his penis.
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