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Their tiff ended in shouting, accusations, wife-beating… and the loss of one of his testicles.

It began when Ion carelessly went on the lash and forgot to come home.

Angry Maria, 41, went berserk… and when Ion, 43, came home the next day they rowed.

During the argument Ion clouted Maria, who in turn narrowed her eyes and vowed revenge.

She waited until he dropped off to sleep and as soon as she heard him snoring, she pulled back the sheets and hacked at him with a kitchen knife... removing a testicle as he screamed in agony.

Bizarrely, badly injured Ion did not dial 999 until 12 hours after the incident by which time medics were unable to re-attach it.

Director of Galati County Ambulance Service Dr Mihai Polinschi said: "She extracted a testicle. On arrival, paramedics were met by the patient himself. He was holding the testicle in a bag."

Police in the city of Galati, in south-eastern Romania's Galati County are investigating, although the man has not complained officially.

The couple have now split up.