mutilation
A Nurse Allegedly Cut Off a Patient’s Foot, Hoped to Use It to Scare Kids
The nurse allegedly wanted the amputated foot to be bronzed and mounted with the warning to “wear your boots, kids.”
Cops Say Japanese Serial Killer Used Twitter to Lure Suicidal Victims
Takahiro Shiraishi reportedly admitted to killing nine people since August after police found multiple severed heads and bodies in his apartment.
Brutal Photos of Men Impaling Themselves at a Thai Festival
Giselle Natassia traveled to Phuket, Thailand, to photograph the "mason" of the Nine Emperor Gods festival, who pierce their cheeks, tongues, and bodies.
Son of Canadian Real Estate Tycoon Accused of Torturing and Killing His Girlfriend in West Hollywood
Cops believe he mutilated her body and drained her blood.
The Victims of Cameroon's Horrific Breast Ironing Tradition
Some Cameroonian mothers flatten their daughters' breasts with hot spatulas in the hope that that will make them less attractive to men, and the consequences are tragic.
Tanzania Police Arrest Man Who Tried to Sell Albino Niece for Body Parts
Authorities have recently cracked down on the illegal trade of Albino body parts, which are often hacked from their victims for use in black magic and charms.
On The Line: Claire Ward Discusses Female Circumcision
Claire Ward joins On The Line to discuss her documentary “Reversing Female Circumcision: The Cut That Heals.”
Performing Surgery to Reverse FGM (Excerpt from ‘The Cut That Heals’)
In this excerpt, VICE News shows a little-known surgery that reverses the damage from FGM, by reopening the genitalia that had previously been sewn shut.
Reversing Female Circumcision: The Cut That Heals
VICE News meets a woman who is fighting back against the practice of female genital mutilation by reversing it.
Reversing Female Circumcision: The Cut That Heals (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News meets a woman who is fighting back against the practice of female genital mutilation by reversing it.
I'm Intersex and My Body Works Just Fine, Thank You
People need to become more accepting so doctors stop trying to "fix" those like her, says Emily Quinn.
Ron Athey Literally Bleeds for His Art
We spoke to the controversial performance artist about self-mutilation, audience members who faint on him, and surviving the AIDS epidemic as an HIV-positive man.