Prisoner serving life
chops off his own
PENIS after being
refused Christmas
pardon ........Francis Karuri was apparently distraught
that he would never be able to start a family A prisoner chopped off his own penis with a
razor blade after being refused a Christmas
pardon. Francis Karuri is serving a life sentence at a
prison in Kenya and took the dramatic step
after failing to make a list of inmates to be
set free by President Uhuru Kenyatta. He told wardens he no longer had any use
for his penis because he would never be
able to start a family, according to Kenyan newspaper the Sunday World. Karuri was originally given the death
sentence for 'robbery with violence' but this
was reduced to life in prison, the paper
reports. He was on mopping up duties and listening
to the radio as a list of 50 prisoners to be
pardoned at Christmas. When his name was not read out, Karuri cut
off his penis with a razor blade and then
carried on working. He collapsed from blood loss and was taken
for medical treatment. Karuri had been suffering from mental
illness from a number of months, the
Sunday World added.