Chinese teenager chops off his own hand in a bid to cure his addiction to the Internet

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Extreme cure: The 19-year-old boy used a kitchen knife to sever his left hand in an attempt to cure his addiction to the internet (stock image)
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  • Chinese boy, 19, used a kitchen knife to sever his own hand.
  • The teenager claimed he was trying to cure his internet addiction.
  • An estimated 24million Chinese children considered 'web junkies'.

    • A Chinese teenager has been left in intensive care after trying to cure his internet addiction by cutting off his own hand.
    The 19-year-old from Nantong, Jiangsu province used a kitchen knife to sever his left hand, local media reports.
    The teen, known only by his last name Wang, had sneaked out of his family home to avoid alerting his parents, and chopped his hand off sitting on a public bench.

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