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'She wants to cut off my privates'
A man was yesterday granted a court injunction to stop a woman trying to cut off his penis.
Tony Goodchild was granted the domestic violence order against his former girlfriend. He told Darwin Magistrates Court the woman was trying to hunt him down and threatening to "cut his penis off''. The unusual application caused laughter in the courtroom.
Magistrate Greg Cavanagh made him take an oath in court on the Bible to swear he was telling the truth. "You didn't make it up?'' the magistrate asked."No,'' Mr Goodchild said.
Mr Cavanagh told Mr Goodchild he could only grant an interim domestic violence order -- preventing his ex-girlfriend from approaching or threatening him -- as she was not in court to answer to the case. Mr Cavanagh adjourned the case for two weeks to give NT police time to serve her with the order.
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Swedish wrestler throws away medal in Olympic hissy fit
While an Olympic medal would be seen by most athletes as the ultimate reward for a lifetime's work, Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian was less than pleased with the bronze he won.
Abrahamian threw down his 84kg greco-roman bronze in disgust after his shot at gold was ended by a decision denounced by the Swedish coach as "politics".
Abrahamian took the medal from around his neck during the medal ceremony, stepped from the podium and dropped it in the middle of the mat before storming off.
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Spanish basketball red-faced over slit-eyed Olympic photo
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