girlfriend was going to marry
another man, a teenager from a
village in Central Java cut off his
own penis in a fit of despair.
Any hopes of reattaching the
severed member were dashed
after the 19-year-old threw the
appendage into a well and it
could not be found by residents
of Bantasari village.
According to Indonesian
newspaper, Jakarta Globe,
director of Cilacap General
Hospital, Dr. Sugeng Budi
Susanto, said on Monday that it
was extremely fortunate that
medical personnel were able to
save the life of the teenager,
who was identified only by the
initials AMD.
He arrived at the hospital last
Thursday in critical condition
from blood loss, Sugeng said. “It
was a critical time,” he said.
“Cutting off a penis can be
fatal.”
Sugeng said that after several
days in the intensive care unit,
the teenager had been
transferred to a standard
recovery room, though he was
being provided with additional
security to ward off the swarm
of journalists besieging the
hospital.
Sugeng appealed to journalists
not to bother the family given
the sensitive nature of the
injury.
“The patient is in shock over
what he experienced,” he said.
“Reporters can ask the family
about this case, but do not
interfere with their comfort.”
Though family members declined
to comment, a source confirmed
that AMD had cut of his penis
after he discovered his girlfriend
intended to marry another man.
“The sliced-off penis has not
been found,” the source said.
“Allegedly, AMD threw it into the
well with the intention of
committing suicide because he
thought nobody would be able to
save his life. ”
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