Sean Murphy, a security guard from South Yorkshire had a wart on his hand. As anyone who has had a wart knows, they tend to grow deep under the skin, and peeling or biting them off usually doesn’t cut it (ha). Murphy might’ve found a perfect solution: Shoot it off with a shotgun. Yes, he lost most of his left middle finger, but he also successfully removed the wart, so the process works. Not only did he remove the wart and most of his finger, but he also removed some of his freedom, as the stolen firearm he used was used without license, and he was sent to court where he received a 16-week suspended prison sentence, a small fine of £100, and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.
He claims he had the wart for around five years and had been to various doctors, but nothing seemed to remove it.
“I didn’t expect to lose my finger as well when I shot it but the gun recoiled and that was it. The wart was gone and so was most of my finger. There was nothing left, so no chance to re-attach it.”
The prosecutor claimed “on the afternoon in question, [Murphy] had some drink,” so, that was probably a huge surprise.
(Yorkshire Post via Geekologie)
