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| Man charged with removing another man's testicle in a motel Man charged with removing another man's testicle in a motel | |
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| An Australian man has been charged with assault after allegedly performing unauthorised surgery to remove another man’s left testicle. | An Australian man has been charged with assault after allegedly performing unauthorised surgery to remove another man’s left testicle. |
| Police in Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, say they searched the 56-year-old man’s home on Thursday and discovered medical equipment, seven firearms and four bottles of a liquid believed to be amyl nitrate. | Police in Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, say they searched the 56-year-old man’s home on Thursday and discovered medical equipment, seven firearms and four bottles of a liquid believed to be amyl nitrate. |
| They allege the surgery took place after a 52-year-old man placed an advertisement online seeking help with a medical issue. | They allege the surgery took place after a 52-year-old man placed an advertisement online seeking help with a medical issue. |
| The accused responded to the advertisement and the pair met in May at a Port Macquarie motel, where the 56-year-old man allegedly performed a surgical procedure to remove the 52-year-old’s left testicle. | The accused responded to the advertisement and the pair met in May at a Port Macquarie motel, where the 56-year-old man allegedly performed a surgical procedure to remove the 52-year-old’s left testicle. |
| Authorities were alerted one week later, when the patient visited a hospital to repair a wound he sustained during the procedure. | Authorities were alerted one week later, when the patient visited a hospital to repair a wound he sustained during the procedure. |
| Police said the accused was not a qualified or registered doctor. | Police said the accused was not a qualified or registered doctor. |
| He has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, possessing a restricted substance and unsafely storing a firearm. | He has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, possessing a restricted substance and unsafely storing a firearm. |
| He will appear in court on 13 July. | He will appear in court on 13 July. |