PICS: Durban residents shocked after man’s penis cut off

A man’s penis was cut off during a bloody attack in Mhlasini in Everest Heights, Durban.

Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) said they were called out to the scene on Tuesday afternoon.

Details remain sketchy but it’s understood that residents in the area found a naked man bleeding profusely from his groin.

Rusa members said the man ran up to a crowd at a local tuck shop. He was completely naked and badly injured.

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“He was in a state of shock and did not provide details of the attack,” said Rusa’s spokesperson Prem Balram.

“He was also bleeding from blunt force injuries to his head and his penis was partially cut off,” said Balram.

The motive for the attack is unknown at this stage. Residents in the area gave the man clothes and he was treated by Rusa medics before being transported to the hospital.

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This is a developing story.