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Attacker with severed penis flees hospital bed in Bangladesh
May 31, 2011, 12:41 GMT
Dhaka - A man whose penis was cut off during an alleged rape attempt in southern Bangladesh has fled his hospital possibly to avoid being arrested, hospital officials said Tuesday.
The Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital released the suspect, undergoing treatment after his penis was severed, at his own request as there were no instructions from police, physician Jahangir Alam said, adding that he may have left in haste for fear of arrest.
Police said that a 40-year-old woman, a neighbour of the accused man, had filed a complaint alleging he attempted to rape her in her home in southern Jhalakathi district, 200 kilometers south of Dhaka.
Jhalakathi police officer Abul Khayer said the woman, a housewife and mother of three children, cut off Mozammel's penis Saturday night, wrapped it in plastic and deposited it as evidence at a police station as evidence.
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