Angry man cuts off wife's leg

Seoul - Korean police have arrested a man who sawed off his spouse's leg in a fit of rage

Seoul - Korean police have arrested a man who sawed off his spouse's leg in a fit of rage. The 44-year-old seaman used a power saw to cut through his wife's left leg during a heated argument about what he called her extramarital affairs, the Korea Herald reported yesterday. Police found the missing limb in a nearby field and took the woman to hospital, the newspaper added.

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