• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Woman who cut off husband's penis while he was sleeping reveals what she did with it after

Home> News> US News

Published 12:49 15 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Woman who cut off husband's penis while he was sleeping reveals what she did with it after

The story of John and Lorena Bobbitt gripped the nation when it came to light in the 90s

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

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.

Advert

On one occasion she alleged that her husband had come home intoxicated and raped her.

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'.

Advert

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.

Advert

Lorena Bobbitt during the trial in 1994 (Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma via Getty Images)
Lorena Bobbitt during the trial in 1994 (Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma via Getty Images)

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’.

Advert

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.

Advert

John Wayne Bobbitt has since called on his ex-wife to apologize for the incident (ABC News)
John Wayne Bobbitt has since called on his ex-wife to apologize for the incident (ABC News)

"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.

Advert

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.

Featured Image Credit: ABC News

Topics: News, US News

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

12 hours ago
13 hours ago
14 hours ago
  • 12 hours ago

    Scientists issue warning for surprising item people use that's 40 times dirtier than a toilet seat

    Scientists found that your travel companion is harboring a dirty secret

    News
  • 13 hours ago

    Bizarre photo of Trump as Superman shared by White House has people questioning one thing

    The image shared by the White House has left social media users confused

    News
  • 13 hours ago

    Friends and family of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger explain why they thought they were 'next' in chilling new documentary

    The small Idaho community was racked with anxiety after a stranger murdered four college roommates while they slept in 2022

    News
  • 14 hours ago

    Japan breaks record for fastest internet that's 3.5 million times faster than US and can download Netflix in 1 second

    Japan's internet can download Netflix's entire library in seconds

    Technology
  • Woman who lied about being raped by three men at party reveals why she did it
  • Grieving husband of woman who killed their three children reveals her chilling answer when he asked why she did it
  • Cassie reveals what she thought when Diddy asked her to join 'freak off' party for first time as she describes shocking details
  • Porn director reveals what it was like filming woman he was dating at the time with another man