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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Blake Foden

EXPLAINED: Freak occurrence victim seeks leniency for toe severing show off | Vintage Vibes

Matheus Almeida Magalhes leaves court after his sentencing. Picture by Blake Foden

The severing of a man's toe in a drunken display of bravado was a "freak occurrence" that is unlikely to be repeated, a court has found.

Special magistrate Gregor Urbas made that observation on Wednesday, when he sentenced Palmerston man Matheus Almeida Magalhes, 22, for causing grievous bodily harm and drink-driving.

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