Police say a Colorado man without
a medical license has been arrested after he allegedly used an Army surgical
kit to castrate a transgender woman at her Denver apartment. NEW YORK POSTReport
A police affidavit says James
Lowell Pennington, 57, removed the testicles and sutured the opening while the
woman’s wife witnessed the 90-minute procedure. The wife called 911 about three
hours later when blood poured from the incision.
Pennington was arrested Thursday
on suspicion of first degree assault causing serious bodily injury and is
jailed without bond.