Citation

Atreya A, Baral S, Menezes RG, Thapa N, Budha BB, Karki K. Med. Leg. J. 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Medico-Legal Society, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/00258172211009086

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Male dominance in a patriarchal society can be attributed to the phallus which symbolises masculinity, power and vigour. Any injury to the penis is therefore, injury to manhood. We report a rare case from Nepal where an elderly man who allegedly committed a sexual offence suffered a malicious injury to his penis in retaliation by his family.

Language: en

Keywords

Nepal; defence of sexual assault; full length circumcision; Sexual attack – response-attempted bobbittectomy