Guard shoots off finger with shotgun to remove wart
June 15th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANSLondon, June 15 (IANS) A security guard in Britain shot off his own finger with a shotgun to remove a wart, a media report said Wednesday.
Sean Murphy, 38, from Doncaster, had tried a variety of traditional ointments and creams. But when the persistent wart refused to disappear, he opted for the firepower of a 12-bore Beretta shotgun, Daily Mail reported.
He claimed he found the shotgun under a hedge a few months earlier. His technique successfully removed the wart - along with most of the middle finger of his left hand.
The solution also landed Murphy in court this week for illegal possession of a firearm, the Mail said.
He received a suspended 16-week prison sentence from the Doncaster Magistrates’ Court.
“I know I could have gone to jail for up to 15 years for a firearms offence. My solicitor did a very good job. The best thing is that the wart has gone. It was giving me lot of trouble,” the Mail quoted him as saying.
Murphy was employed as a security officer at Markham Grange Nurseries in Doncaster at the time of the incident in March, but has since lost his job, the Mail said.
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