Man hospitalised after injecting semen into arm
And other stories from the stranger side of life
An Irish man reportedly ended up in hospital, after he spent 18 months injecting himself with his own semen in an attempt to treat his chronic lower back pain. Doctors tried to treat the 33-year-old at a Dublin hospital. However, he discharged himself before they had a chance to remove an abscess from his right arm.
Man builds IED in sushi restaurant
An Iowa man is in police custody, after he built an improvised explosive device (IED) while sitting in a sushi restaurant. Police say the device was a legitimate explosive, but they are yet to ascertain why the 40-year-old suspect decided to assemble it inside the restaurant.
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Stolen watches found in woman’s vagina
Miami officials have revealed the recovery of four Rolex watches, worth an estimated £78,000, apparently stolen by a woman after a sexual encounter. Corrections officers found the watches hidden in the suspect’s vagina while she was being strip-searched after being charged with a string of offences.
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