Crime & Safety
Riverside Man Says Hand Chopped Off By Someone With Sword
Police said a 911 caller reported a hand on a sidewalk around the same time that a man missing his hand checked into a hospital.
RIVERSIDE, CA — A man's hand was cut off by a person with a sword, the Riverside Police Department said Sunday.
Officers responded to a report of a severed hand found on the sidewalk near Fifth Street and Fairmont Boulevard at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.
A man in his 60s checked in to a hospital missing a hand around the same time, claiming someone with a sword cut it off, according to Ryan Railsback of the RPD.
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The man was expected to survive after having surgery.
No further details were immediately available.
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