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TOKYO, Japan – A Japanese man is accused of cutting off the penis of his wife’s alleged lover before flushing it down a toilet.

The Japan Times reported Thursday that Ikki Kodukai, 24, attacked the 42-year-old victim with a pair of garden shears.

Kodukai reportedly beat the unidentified man before removing his pants and cutting off what police described as a “lower body part” that was later confirmed to be his genitals. The victim’s injuries were described by police to not be life threatening.