Thursday, December 7 2:26 AM SGT

Woman bit off friend's husband's testicle, British court told

NEWCASTLE, Dec 6 (AFP) -

A mother of two admitted Wednesday to biting off her best friend's husband's testicle after a night out erupted into violence, although the injured man did not realise at the time.

The court in Newcastle upon Tyne, northeast England, was told the trouble flared after the two women returned home after a night out to their husbands, who had been babysitting.

Denise Carr, 32, leapt to the defence of her friend Shelley Hutchinson when the latter's husband Neil began attacking her.

Neil Hutchinson then fought with Denise Carr, sitting on her.

The court was told Carr began biting her attacker "in order to get him off her."

"The defendant was not aware that she had bitten his testicle until after the incident," prosecutor Stephen Duffield said.

It was only after police arrived at the house in Gateshead, near Newcastle, that the missing testicle was discovered under a picture frame in the sitting room.

Carr was originally charged with wounding with intent but that was reduced to affray, which she admitted.

The hearing was adjourned until January 8 for sentencing.

Speaking after Wednesday's court case, Denise Hutchinson said her husband had not realised how seriously he had been injured.

She said they had been married only three weeks when the incident happened on October last year but were now divorced.

-- (nemesis@awol.com), December 06, 2000

Answers

Only in Newcastle !Mind you the word Bobbit still has very powerful connotations for many Brit males.

-- Chris (enquiries@griffenmill.com), December 06, 2000.

"The defendant was not aware that she had bitten his testicle until after the incident."

"It was only after police arrived at the house in Gateshead, near Newcastle, that the missing testicle was discovered under a picture frame in the sitting room."

Must be the warm beer mate!

-- Barry (bchbear863@cs.com), December 06, 2000.

The Court must confer on this testy call...

-- dinosaur (dinosaur@williams-net.com), December 06, 2000.

It was only after police arrived at the house in Gateshead, near Newcastle, that the missing testicle was discovered under a picture frame in the sitting room.

This begs a few questions:

If a testicle has been "bitten off", does it simply escape the scrotum? If so, does it then escape the underwear and meander down through the pantleg, bounce off the foot and roll across the floor?

Does this remind anyone of that story last year wherein a woman had a knife stuck in her neck and didn't notice?

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), December 07, 2000.

Too funny! I'm sure all men everywhere when reading this story tend to bend slightly and move their hands in front of their groin for some imagined protection.

Ahhh the power of fire water. It can make you forget all the pain you're going through.

-- Maria (anon@ymous.com), December 07, 2000.

In the beginning... It was Mr. T. Then it was Chewbacca. And even Ken Starr and Alicia Silverstone. When, oh when, will this scourge end?

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-- I'm Here, I'm There, (I'm Everywhere,@So.Beware), December 07, 2000.