A disturbing incident occurred in Kwekwe’s Masasa area, Midlands Province, last Saturday, leaving residents stunned.

Phanankosi Phiri, a 19-year-old gardener, allegedly cut off his own genitalia, wrapped it in bread slices, and consumed it.

Eyewitnesses described Phiri’s erratic behavior beginning Friday evening. On Saturday, around 8 pm, he started cutting his hands with a kitchen knife, licking the blood, and threatening those who tried to intervene.

“He became violent, threatening to beat us up,” said Prisca Saungweme, Phiri’s employer. “We retreated, watching in horror.”

The situation escalated when Phiri chopped off his genitalia, claiming Saungweme’s child was his wife. Witnesses recounted:

“He unzipped his trousers, grabbed his manhood, and chopped it off with the knife. Blood gushed out as he rushed to the kitchen, grabbed bread slices, wrapped the severed piece, and ate it.”

The incident has left the community reeling. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding Phiri’s self-mutilation.

B-Metro