Toddler loses hand in slicing machine

A TWO-year-old child lost his right hand in a freak accident yesterday evening at his uncle’s butcher’s shop in Larnaca.

Rafaello Thoma went to the shop with his grandmother at around 6pm. During an unsupervised moment he stuck his right hand in the slicing machine which cut it off just above the wrist.

Rafaello was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, but his hand was too badly damaged to attempt reattachment. His condition was described last night as “stable”.

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