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Man cuts off own foot to avoid work
27 Mar 2012 at 07:39hrs | Views
An unemployed Austrian man has sawed off his own foot, to avoid being found fit to go back to work, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported.
Hours before an appointment on Monday for the labour office to check on his health, the 56-year-old man held his left leg against an electric saw in his home workshop and severed his foot just above the ankle.
Bleeding profusely, he then threw the foot into an oven, hobbled to his garage and called an ambulance.
An emergency operation was unable to reattach the foot, ORF said.
Hours before an appointment on Monday for the labour office to check on his health, the 56-year-old man held his left leg against an electric saw in his home workshop and severed his foot just above the ankle.
Bleeding profusely, he then threw the foot into an oven, hobbled to his garage and called an ambulance.
An emergency operation was unable to reattach the foot, ORF said.
Source - Reuters
