Lorena Bobbitt Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Lorena Bobbitt, née; Lorena Gallo (born in 1968 or 1969) is an American woman who became famous after cutting off the penis of her husband, John Wayne Bobbitt, on June 23, 1993.On the night of June 23, she cut off her husband's penis with a kitchen knife as he lay sleeping, then drove off with it and flung it out her car window. Police performed a diligent search and located the amputated penis, which was then surgically reattached.
In statements to police, she explained that she had cut off the penis because her husband was "selfish" and "wouldn't give her an orgasm". She was charged with "malicious wounding", but was found not guilty in 1994 on the grounds that she had experienced an irresistible impulse to cut off the penis and was therefore not liable for her actions. She was, however, ordered to spend 45 days in a mental hospital.
Her husband, John Wayne Bobbitt, had been acquitted of a charge of marital sexual assault in September of 1993. After his reattachment surgery, Bobbitt briefly became a porn star, appearing in the movies Frankenpenis and John Wayne Bobbitt … Uncut.
In 1995, Lorena Bobbitt divorced her husband and resumed the use of her maiden name, Lorena Gallo.
In 1998, Lorena Gallo was charged with assault for punching her mother, Elvia Gallo, as she watched television.
Age
Lorena Gallo was born between June 24, 1968, and June 23, 1969, having been reported to be 24 years old when on June 23, 1993.