UK woman bites boyfriend’s testicles

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A British woman could face jail time for for biting her boyfriend's testicles during a drunken brawl between the two, the BBC reports.

Maria Topp, 44, appeared in Newcastle Crown Court for the assault on Martin Douglas, a 45-year-old DJ. Douglas had to receive 19 stitches from the attack and spent several days in the hospital., the Herald Sun reports.

The emergency response dispatcher who answer Douglas' call struggled to understand him because he was so reportedly traumatized and inebriated.

Topp has been charged with grievous bodily harm and her sentencing is scheduled for November 22.

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