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A 'drunk' woman slashed her husband's penis after he refused to have sex with her, it is claimed.

Moses Okot, 46, who is a peasant farmer from Apac District in Uganda, is said to be fighting for his life after the incident.

Mr Okot says his 35-year-old wife Beatrice Acen is on the run after returning home intoxicated and cutting his penis, the Daily Monitor reports.

“When I returned home from hunting around 7pm, my wife was not home," he told the paper.

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"My daughter served me food and I went to bed thereafter. My wife returned at around 10pm and shouted that I open for her the door.

“I was already asleep. I felt some little pain, which woke me up only to find my pant wetted with blood,” he said.

Mr Okot claims the alleged incident happened after he refused to have sex with her, which he did as a punishment for her drinking.

“The woman comes back home when she is too drunk," he continued.

"As a man, I would no longer tolerate such, so I decided to deny her sex with hope that she would reform. She had always demanded for sex.”

The couple, who have five children, have been married for more than ten years.

Mr Okot was rushed to Apac Main Hospital, where he is being treated, according to local reports.

Police are investigating the incident.