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Okware was attacked by the dog when he was cleaning his rear end.
By Faustine Odeke-Uganda
A 12-year old boy whose genitals were bitten off by an aggressive neighbors dog has been referred to Mulago hospital urology unit for possible perineal reconstruction surgery.
Joshua Okware, a primary three pupil of UCI primary school in Osukuru subcounty, Tororo district was attacked by the dog when he was cleaning his rear end on the ground.
The dog belongs to a bar owner, Simon Owino Otim.
Tororo main hospital medical superintendent Dr Andrew Opete said the boy sustained extensive perineal injury involving the glands, penile shaft and scrotum.
The incident happened at the school latrine [toilet] where the victim had gone for convenience at around 5.30 pm.
John Henry Okumu, the boys father said the victim immediately raised an alarm that attracted a huge crowd that discovered him lying in a pool of blood.
Okumu explained how shocked everybody was to discover that the boys testicles were all missing as the dog had bitten and eaten them.