A Chinese teenager cut off his own hand in a drastic move to cure his internet addition.
The 19-year-old from Nantong in the Jiangsu province was rushed to hospital after using a kitchen knife to severe his left hand.
Local broadcaster Jianngu TV reported that the youth had chopped his arm off while sitting on a public bench.
The teenager's mother had gone into his room last Wednesday night to find it empty with a note from her son.
The note said: "Mum, I have gone to hospital for a while,
“Don't worry. I will definitely come back this evening."
The teenager, known only as "Little Wang" had smuggled a kitchen knife from his home and made his way out of the house.
He cut his left arm at the wrist and left the hand lying on the ground while he called a taxi to take him to a nearby A&E.
The surgeons at the local university hospital were able to reattach the hand which was recovered by police.
But they were not able to guarantee that he would regain full mobility.
One of the boy’s teachers blamed his actions on an internet addiction which had made him “impetuous”.
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