A man is currently in the hospital awaiting surgery after accidentally cutting off his testicles while he was asleep.
Kofi Atta, a 47-year-old farmer from Ghana who is known as Wofa Atta, fell asleep on a chair and claimed he picked up a knife while dreaming of butchering meat, only to start cutting off his testicle while he was still sleeping.
The farmer from Assin Akomfede cried for help while still in a dreamlike state, and when two neighbours arrived, they discovered him home alone and covered in blood.
The man was then rushed to one St. Francis Xavier hospital in Assin Fosu where he was been administered to.
Speaking to BBC Pidgin, Kofi said, “I was sitting in my chair when I dozed off. In my sleep, I dreamt that I was cutting some meat in front of me.
“I don’t remember how I picked up the knife, even I am confused.”
He added that when his neighbours showed up, although he was still in a dream-like state, he got up and felt a strong pain in his genitals but was confused about what had occurred.
Kofi only woke from the dream state while in the hospital, maybe as a result of the blood loss. At that point, he realized he had actually been slicing his testicles rather than meat for a family meal.
Adwoa Konadu, the victim’s wife, revealed that her husband had exhibited such behaviour while sleeping before the most recent occurrence.
She claimed that he frequently moves, talks, and fights while he is sleeping and now has ended up cutting his genital in the most recent incident.
