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Rugby fan cuts off tackle

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Rugby fan cuts off tackle

He must have been nuts ... Geoffrey Huish

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By JOHN COLES

RUGBY fan Geoffrey Huish told yesterday of the moment of madness when he hacked off his own TACKLE — because his team Wales beat England.

Single Geoffrey, 31, took an agonising ten minutes to perform the horrific op using a pair of blunt wire cutters.

Then he put his severed parts in a blue plastic bag and staggered to a social club to announce his desperate deed to fellow Wales fans.

Jobless Geoffrey finally collapsed with blood pouring from his groin as horrified drinkers put his testicles in a pint glass of ice. They were handed to paramedics who rushed him to hospital — but surgeons could not sew them back.

Geoffrey spent several months in a psychiatric unit as experts tried to fathom his actions.

He is now back home in Senghenydd in the Welsh Valleys — and is STILL unsure why he did it.

Geoffrey, who says he has no history of mental illness, insists he was sober when he performed the DIY castration in his bathroom.

It came in February after Wales won in Cardiff with Gavin Henson clinching victory.

Victory ... Gavin Henson, left, and Gareth Thomas celebrate Wales' win over England Victory ... Gavin Henson, left, and Gareth Thomas celebrate Wales' win over England

Geoffrey said: “I’d told my pal Gethin Probert before the game that Wales didn’t stand a chance.

“It wasn’t a bet, but I said I’d cut my balls off if we won.

“I listened to the game on the radio at home by myself. After the match I got up for a pee and saw the cutters in the bathroom.

“Gethin had left them after repairing the chain on my toilet. I remembered what I’d said and thought he had left them for me.

“I thought, ‘Oh no, I haven’t got to do anything like that have I’? Then I thought, ‘You can do it’.

“So I started hacking away at my tackle. It took about ten minutes and there was quite a lot of pain — but I just kept going.

“The cutters were blunt so I had to keep snipping. I cut my penis as well. There was a lot of blood but not as much as you would expect.”

Eventually Geoffrey succeeded in castrating himself over the toilet. Then, after fishing his testicles from the loo, he walked to Gethin’s house.

Submitted on 02/12/2007

Submitted by: Jasmine
Reference: The Sun, February 12, 2007

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>> Moderator Scores <<

James said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
FYI this story is one of the 2005 Darwin Award recipients, so it's a moot point, but Darwin may appreciate the extra information (I will thus pass it on to her). I rather like the way they describe Geoffrey as "jobless" and "single", as if to suggest he was, is, and always will be a loser. One thing is for certain...this was a Darwinian act of the highest caliber!


Graham said:
Definitely Toss: Other
Thanks, Jasmine but this story was an award winner, even though in my opinion, the guy was definitely missing a few nuts and bolts (pun intended!)


Chip said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
I am with James. A lot of information in this one even though the award has already been given. I still wince when I read that it took ten minutes because the cutters were dull... oh my.... Thanks Jasmine.


Shadow said:
Definitely Toss: Other
2005 winner so a repeat... But thanks for the submission!


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