TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Potential rapist in Nepal punished by his family with attempted bobbittectomy
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Atreya, Alok
A1  - Baral, Suman
A1  - Menezes, Ritesh G.
A1  - Thapa, Neeraj
A1  - Budha, Bishnu B.
A1  - Karki, Kamal
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00258172211009086
ID  - ref1
ER  -