Police in the Urals region of Bashkortostan, Russia, have charged the alleged assailant with causing his drinking buddy ‘a grave injury’

A Russian man has been detained after using an axe to sever his friend’s penis, say police.

The two villagers were said by police to be arguing about the size of their manhoods during a drinking session in the Urals region of Bashkortostan.

It is alleged that a 52-year-old man grabbed the axe and first struck his 47-year-old friend on the head, before chopping off the man’s penis.

A police spokesman said: “Over two days the men were binge drinking , which led to a violent argument.

“When words were exhausted, the attacker pulled out an axe and first struck the opponent on the head, then cut off his manhood.”

Neighbours called the emergency services after hearing the man’s pained screams.

Reports said it was the man judged to have the smaller genitals who wielded the axe.

The men have known each other since childhood and live in the village of Nikolsk. They were not named.

The older man has been charged with inflicting a “grave injury” on his friend.

He faces up to eight years in jail if convicted.

(Source: Mirror)