Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
John Wayne Bobbitt had his penis cut off by his then-wife in a story that shocked the nation.
In 1993 Lorena Bobbit alleged that her husband, John, had been abusing her for years of their marriage.
On one occasion she alleged that her husband had come home intoxicated and raped her.
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Following the alleged incident she then went to the kitchen, grabbed an eight-inch knife, went back into the bedroom, pulled back the bed covers and cut off his penis.
However, surgeons were able to reattach John's severed penis following a nine-and-a-half hour long procedure.
John was charged with rape but was later acquitted.
Lorena was also subsequently acquitted of all charges against her, including of 'malicious wounding'.
Lorena has also explained what she did with John's penis immediately after severing it.
She fled the apartment; in her left hand she had the penis and in her right she held the knife.
Lorena then got in her car and proceeded to drive into the night before throwing the severed member out the window and calling the cops.
During a trial, a jury concluded that she was 'temporarily insane' when she carried out the attack.
Lorena was subsequently detained in a psychiatric facility for 45 days following the trial, before being released.
Both individuals have been interviewed about the incident that night with John at one point calling for his now ex-wife to apologize.
As well as this, John even argued the pair could have ‘worked it out’.
Speaking to the US Sun earlier this year, he said: "I would hope she would speak up and admit she made a mistake.
"We could have worked it out and had a family."
John added: "Yes, I could forgive her. The attack affected me differently because I was a Marine and trained for combat.
"I knew when they were able to put it back on I would be OK because I had healed pretty good.
"But why couldn't she have waited until the morning to talk to me? Why did she do it?
"She's still saying I'm a monster but I just want my name back. I want closure."
The pair ended up getting a divorce in 1995 and Lorena went on to start the Lorena Gallo Foundation which worked to support victims of domestic violence.
Speaking to TIME magazine in 2018, 25 years after the incident, she criticized the media coverage at the time.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org.
Gerrard Kaonga