A man was rushed to hospital after cutting off his hand and setting it on fire (Picture: Getty Images)

A man who sliced off his hand, threw it in the dustbin and then set it on fire is currently receiving treatment at a Plymouth hospital.

The 44-year-old man was discovered on Monday after emergency crews responded to reports of a man threatening to injure himself with a knife.

When they arrived at the house they found his burned hand in the rubbish bin but were unable to save it.

‘He looked deathly pale but he was conscious,’ a neighbour, who wanted to remain anonymous, told the Plymouth Herald.


‘He had a bandage around his arm. We saw some blood. The poor chap did look very drained.



‘We are too upset to hear what happened. It sounds awful.’

South Western Ambulance Service confirmed the man had suffered ‘hand and wrist injuries’ and was currently in Derriford Hospital.