For Joelito Bayabado, good times may have ended.
Bayabado, 32, and a Pasig City traffic enforcer, was rushed to the hospital on early Thursday after his wife, Lenly, sliced off his penis with a knife in a jealous rage.
A report from Police Officer 2 Rolly Lipata of the Pasig City police said the incident occurred in the bedroom of the family’s house in Nagpayong I, in the village Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City around 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
Lenly, the police said, suspected her husband of having affairs and having tired of it, planned to stop her husband from seeing other women.
So before they went to sleep on Wednesday night, Lenly kept a knife near her and when the opportunity rose, cut off her husband’s penis.
A bleeding Bayabado was rushed to the Rizal Medical Center by his relatives. A hospital employee, who requested anonymity, said the victim begged the doctor to reattach the severed sex organ.
The source said the doctors operated on Bayabado hours after the incident to save the appendage. But source said it was uncertain if Bayabado can make full use of his organ again.
Meanwhile, police said Bayabado will not sue his wife for cutting off his penis to keep the family intact. The couple has four children.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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