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.
But Mr Mewet, who has reported the incident to the police, said he was so overcome with pain that he could not help but make a noise.
His wife, who is a Kikuyu, is now in hiding.
Unprecedented
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.
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.
"I don't have a penis now," he explained, showing the BBC's reporter his wound.
Mr Mewet admitted he did have a girlfriend, but said he was at a loss to understand his wife's actions as she was aware that he had other girlfriends when they got married.
"She knew that I had many girlfriends, and I don't know why she complained when I got another girlfriend," he said.
According to Mr Mewet, castration is unprecedented in Maasai culture, as there is no traditional punishment.
"If you kill somebody you must pay 49 cows, even if you've removed somebody's tooth - it's one sheep. But this has never happened to a Maasai," he said.
Mr Mewet said he was left with no option but to pursue an action against his wife through the courts.
Mr Mewet's father said they planned to slaughter a sheep in the homestead in order to remove any dangers of a curse.
aerius: I'll vote for you if you sleep with me. Lusankya: Deal!
Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
How the fuck does she bite his dick AND balls off? Did she stuff them all in hermouth at once and twist off the bed? FFS, the first instant I felt teeth her head would be a bowl.
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neoolong wrote:"Mr Mewet's father said they planned to slaughter a sheep in the homestead in order to remove any dangers of a curse."
That tells you what kind of people you're dealing with right there.
That's funny, I thought the "She bit his dick off" part was more indicative of their nature, as was "It's regular custom for husbands to beat their wives." Not a happy bunch of people, it seems.
neoolong wrote:"Mr Mewet's father said they planned to slaughter a sheep in the homestead in order to remove any dangers of a curse."
That tells you what kind of people you're dealing with right there.
That's funny, I thought the "She bit his dick off" part was more indicative of their nature, as was "It's regular custom for husbands to beat their wives." Not a happy bunch of people, it seems.
Well we had the guy whose wife cut his dick off. So it's not that suprising to me.
aerius: I'll vote for you if you sleep with me. Lusankya: Deal!
Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
frigidmagi wrote:I think if he didn't have girlfriends, he would still have a penis. Not a tough choice to make is it?
So you think that having his penis bit off was a suitable and fair punishment?
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She didn't to many options now did she? This is a community where he can legally beat his wife with no problems. I'm willing to bet she can't do something reasonable like get a seperation.
She's on the run now, why couldnt she have gone on the run without munching on his bits first?
He's an arsehole, dont get me wrong, but that's pretty extreme punishment.
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Utsanomiko wrote:"My cock is in the bitch's mouth. And not in a good way"
ah.....preacher.
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MKSheppard wrote:Anyone tell me why we should have given African nations their independence? Anyone?
Because there weren't enough 2-bit tinpot dictators in the world?
Bah, just send Wal-mart and McDonalds over there. In twenty years half the continent will be a single territory, and the others' names will all begin with 'Mc'.
Master of Ossus wrote:Dude. If I was married to someone like that, I would not feel REMOTELY bad about having girlfriends.
How can you say that?
"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.
I'm not saying she handled the situation in the best way possible, but I'm sure it can't be easy for it to be expected and preferred that your husband beats you constantly, even when you know that he's the one who's cheating on you.
I think their community needs some new rules.
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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.
"I don't have a penis now," he explained, showing the BBC's reporter his wound.
Mr Mewet admitted he did have a girlfriend, but said he was at a loss to understand his wife's actions as she was aware that he had other girlfriends when they got married.
(emphasis mine)
I think these people have a different understanding of "cheating". I still can't understand how someone can try to justify the wives actions - it didn't happen in self-defense. If he beat her, she could have run away without maiming him.
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