[Iceman]

A man in China has had his penis stolen as he was sleeping.

Fei Lin, in Niqiao village near Wenling City, told authorities that thieves entered his bedroom and covered his head with a bag before cutting off his penis, according to TNT Magazine.

Police are pursuing the possibility that the attack happened as a result of a number of affairs Lin was allegedly having.

They suspect that the men responsible were the partners of the women Lin was sleeping with, though the victim insists he has not been involved in any affairs.

Lin, 41, recalled to authorities: "[The thieves] put something over my head and pulled down my trousers, and then they ran off. I was so shocked that I didn't feel a thing.

"Then I saw I was bleeding and my penis was gone."

Police and emergency services attempted in vain to locate Lin's missing penis. The investigation is ongoing.

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