A 20-year-old man from Ang’orom Ward in Busia County has been admitted at the Busia County and Referral Hospital after chopping off his manhood and dumping it in a pit latrine in a bizarre incident that has shocked county residents. He used a kitchen knife which he had borrowed from his grandmother.
Jaffar Rashid threw his manhood in the pit latrine after chopping it off using a kitchen knife he borrowed from his grandmother on pretext he wanted to eat a mango.
He was rushed to Tanaka Nursing Home by his father after he emerged from his room bleeding profusely. They administered first aid before he was taken to a Referral Hospital.
Rashid’s aunt Maureen Juma narrated amid sobs that his nephew became frustrated in life after allegedly being sodomized by police officers from Nambale.
Juma said his nephew was also upset that life had become unbearable after his parents separated several years back, thus leaving him at the mercy of good Samaritans.
Rashid’s mother Roslyn Fazila said his son could not stomach insults from his peers who branded him a gay and a thief, adding that he had no single friend at home.
Busia County Referral Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. David Mukabi said Rashid was out of danger, with doctors carrying out emergency dressing to avoid infection on the injured part.
Dr. Mukabi said Rashid will require reconstructive surgery outside the country.
Women at the hospital who witnessed Rashid writhing in pain wondered why such a young and charming man could chop off his organ.
