British tourist has penis 'sliced off'

A British tourist was found by his fiancee in their Caribbean hotel room with his penis almost sliced off. Alan Reed was semi-conscious and covered in blood when Ellie Rothery discovered him on the bed.

She said yesterday that she had spent nearly two hours searching for Mr Reed after they became separated during a night out. She returned to their hotel to make the horrific discovery.

Last night, as Mr Reed recovered in hospital, police in the Dominican Republic said they had made several arrests, but it was still a mystery how he received his terrible injury.



Mr Reed said from his hospital bed in Puerto Plata: "I have a lot of stitches and I'm still in a lot of pain, but it could be worse. The doctors have sewn me up and have told me there'll be no long-term damage. I've told the police what I can, but to be honest it's not a lot. The whole thing is just one big blank."

Miss Rothery, said: "He lost a lot of blood. He doesn't appear to have had anything stolen, so it's all pretty baffling. But at the moment I'm not asking him or myself too many questions. I'm just relieved he's still alive."

Police chief Robert Contreras said: "We are investigating this as an assault, but it's a very strange one. All those we've arrested so far are locals but we're a long way from finding out what really happened."