A gang of teens hacks off a student's thumb - for stealing a cell phone

A gang of teens beat up a student outside a Bronx school yesterday and then hacked off his thumb with a machete, because they mistakenly believed he had stolen one of their cell phones, his relatives said. [via The New York Daily News]

emily | 11:55 AM | News, Buzz |
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