Man poisons, mutilates self (It must have been one heck of an arguement with his wife . . .)

Cleburne Times Review ^ | 02/19/2004 | Rob Fraser

[jtminton]

A 40-year-old man was hospitalized Tuesday night after he used a razor blade to cut his arms and neck and slice off his penis and testicles.

A Cleburne police officer was responding to another call at Walls emergency room about 11:35 p.m. Tuesday when he saw a man sitting in a blue Chevrolet pickup parked by the ER doors, according to the Cleburne police report.

The officer approached the man and saw him holding something against his chest with his left hand. The man was covered in blood, the report states.

At this time, a nurse ran out of the entrance with a wheelchair and told the officer "she had a serious situation," the report states.

The nurse got the man in a wheelchair. The officer saw the man "was holding his penis and other bloody body parts," according to the report.

After the man was initially treated, the nurse told the officer the man told her he left Austin about 5:30 p.m. after having a fight with his wife. He drove to Cleburne, where his parents live, and between 11:15 and 11:40 p.m. drove out in the country and ingested two packets of rat poison, the report states.

He then began to mutilate himself. Afterward, he drove himself to the hospital, the report states.

When the officer talked to the man, his body parts were in an ice bucket beside his bed.

The report states medical personnel were more concerned with the possible damage he did to himself with the rat poison than the razor blade.

He was scheduled to be transported to Parkland Hospital in Dallas to have his parts reattached and his stomach pumped, the report states.

Rob Fraser can be reached at 817-645-2441 or at

rfraser@trcle.com

[jtminton]

This hospital is about 2 miles from my house. Ewww.

[Tijeras_Slim]

A for determination.

D for effectiveness.

[jtminton]

Sure is embarrassing when you have a typo in the title.

arguement=argument

[jtminton]

to have his parts reattached

My favorite line in the story.

[reagan_fanatic]

Well, at least he had the balls to get himself to the hospital.

[Blood of Tyrants]

My company is bidding on a little upgrade project at the Johns Manville glass plant. Do you know where it is?

[11th Earl of Mar]

The officer saw the man "was holding his penis and other bloody body parts,"

"DROP YOUR GUN!"

[TBall]

If he really wanted to kill himself he should have taken Viagra after the cut.

[Mark Felton]

I guess the wife won that argument.

[billorites]

"Parkland Hospital in Dallas"

Whoa!

Flashback time, anyone?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

He drove to Cleburne, where his parents live, and between 11:15 and 11:40 p.m. drove out in the country and ingested two packets of rat poison, the report states.

He then began to mutilate himself. Afterward, he drove himself to the hospital, the report states.

Oh, yeah. THAT'LL show her who's boss, by golly. :)

[cateizgr8]

Ouchie!

[Consort]

He sure taught her a lesson and if she doesn't straighten out, he'll do it again.

[r9etb]

"Now, go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"Hold it! One false move and the penis gets it -- !" :)

[rebel25]

i bet he doesn't have the balls to do that again

[11th Earl of Mar]

if she doesn't straighten out, he'll do it again.

Who knows, maybe HE will straighten out...

... umm, well, maybe not.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

The officer saw the man "was holding his penis

He'd just had a fight with his wife, and all he wanted was a little piece. :)

[BibChr]

When regulars actually joke about stories like this — these are not my proudest moments as a FReeper.

And they sure as heck neither adorn conservatism, nor challenge the popular image of conservatives as selfish, heartless creeps.

Dan

[jtminton]

It's a fiberglass co., right? I know where it is. Kinda by the pound.