POLAND — A fight between friends turned ugly when one man bit off the other’s penis.

Marian Milczarek, 53, entered a confrontation with Wojciech Sowinski over the borrowing of a trailer. The assault began with Milczarek being beaten with chains, but Sowinski then pulled down Milczarek’s pants and started biting his genitalia, severing and swallowing the penis.

Milczarek was rushed to the hospital, though the police and medics never recovered the severed body part for reattachment.

Sowinski faces 10 years in jail.

MISSOURI — Voters in Winfield, Mo., re-elected their deceased mayor for his fourth term.

Because of pre-printed ballots and absentee voting, Harry Stonebraker won with 90 percent of the votes for mayor in an election reminiscent of the 2000 Senate race. During that race, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan died in a plane crash but secured a win over his opponent just weeks later.

The town expected his posthumous win, citing his leadership during a 2008 flood crisis as one of the reasons for his popularity.

Stonebraker was a lifelong resident of Winfield.

SWITZERLAND — Scientists have documented the first recorded case of a phantom limb capable of being seen, felt and moved.

A 64-year-old stroke victim was left with a paralyzed left arm, but her brain recognizes an illusionary third arm. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) done by scientists at the Geneva University Hospital show that the phantom limb can be moved, that the woman has a visual sense of the limb and that her body responds to the phantom hand’s touch on her own skin.

The research team at the Annals of Neurology believe that their study of this case could produce valuable information about the missing link between phantom limbs and out-of-body experiences.

STATEN ISLAND — A former pastor is facing accusations of stealing nearly $85,000 over the course of three years from parishioners to pay for plastic surgery, Botox and drugs.

Rev. William Blasingame resigned from St. Paul’s Memorial Episcopal Church in January, citing his leave for “medical reasons.”

The allegedly stolen money was intended for the upkeep of the church grounds and to be used for parishioners in need.

Blasingame faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of second-degree grand larceny and possession of stolen property, though his attorney calls the allegations “a bad mistake.”

COLORADO — A man coughed up an inch-long nail during a medical examination and was unable to account for the foreign object.

During a recent MRI, doctors realized that Prax Sanchez, 72, had a metallic object in his face. Moments later, he coughed up the nail, though isn’t able to provide any explanation for why or how it got there.

Doctors say the nail may have been in Sanchez for up to 30 years, and the MRI’s magnetic force possibly dislodged it, allowing Sanchez to expel it from his body.

SWEDEN — A Japanese pop star dressed as a pineapple was recently robbed.

During the shooting of a music video in Sweden, three young men beat up 41-year-old Hideki Kaji, who was dressed as a pineapple for a segment of his video, and robbed him of camera equipment valued around $25,000 while the crew was on break.

Kaji was left with a cut lip and lost a dental implant.

Reach columnist Matthew Jackson at news@dailyuw.com.