GERMAN POLICE WERE called in to rescue a man who had been trapped for more than three days in handcuffs in an apparent accident while pleasuring himself, a spokesperson said.
A neighbour concerned about the whereabouts of the 57-year-old man in Munich contacted the authorities late on Tuesday, the police spokesman told AFP.
When the officers arrived at the home in the upscale Schwabing district and rang the bell, there was no answer and three days’ newspapers were lying in front the door.
Through the mail slot, they saw a light was on in the flat and could hear “a faint, woozy murmur”.
They broke open the door to find the man lying semi-conscious on the floor of his kitchen wearing underwear and women’s boots, and restrained in handcuffs.
The officers were able to unlock the cuffs using a key found in the apartment and said there was no evidence of foul play. Police said in a statement:
We assume it was an autoerotic accident that kept the Munich resident tied up in his apartment for more than three days.
The spokesman contacted by AFP said the man – who was weak and dehydrated when he was found – was still being treated in hospital today but is not in danger.
“He is not in a critical condition,” the spokesman said, adding that the man was suffering from “sore spots” from lying in one position for an extended period of time.
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