A desperate Egyptian who was in love with his neighbour for several years went berserk and sawed off his organ when she refused his marriage proposal.

The woman, a divorcee, who encouraged him to have a sexual relationship with her, however, started pestering him to marry her.

According to Sada Al Balad newspaper, she even threatened to end their relationship if he did not wed her.

However, he was not financially stable to settle down with her. And when he failed to convince her, he took a knife and chopped off his private part and flung it on the street in a fit of rage.

But by the time he realised his action and ran out to collect his organ, a dog was savouring it.

The man fell unconscious and went into coma later.

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