A British man has shot his own finger off to get rid of a painful wart that had been plaguing him for over five years.
Sean Murphy tore off most of his middle finger after downing several pints and aiming a shotgun at it.
But his shotgun surgery landed him in court where, he received a 16-week sentence suspended for 18 months for possessing an illegal firearm.
Doncaster Magistrates' Court was told how Murphy had been to see his GP and tried several creams, but nothing could get rid of the wart.
Fearing he would be stuck with it forever, Murphy, who was living in a caravan, picked up the 12-bore Beretta and blasted his finger.
On Wednesday, he declared he was ‘happy’ as he was handed a 16-week suspended prison sentence.
"I know I could have gone to jail for up to 15 years for a firearms offence,” the Sun quoted him as saying.
"My solicitor did a very good job. The best thing is that the wart has gone. It was giving me lot of trouble,” he added.