Australia: Table legs through the skull ... still alive

This is an extremely rare case in medicine: In a tavern in the pub, Shafique - Fahkri had a metal table leg through the skull. But a miracle is that the victim still escaped death.

During a scuffle at a Melbourne-Australia nightlife club, Liam Peart (20) threw one towards Shafique al - Fahkri, a horrible scene that happened, the leg The metal table has penetrated the victim's eye sockets and inserted deep into the skull to more than 10 cm.

There was no other way, the rescue workers had to cut the table leg off the table and urgently bring the victim to emergency at the hospital.

Shafique al - Fahkri had to be treated in the emergency room for a month, the victim's health recovered unimaginably. Vision of the patient has recovered to 95%, only pronunciation is still difficult.

Injury - Liam Peart is currently serving a 400-hour public service sentence.'It is a privilege because the victim has not been killed or disabled for life. But this is an expensive lesson, hopefully it will alert young people to behave together ' - Judge Peter Reardon said.

Film X-ray of the victim's skull (Photo: Spiegel, TP)

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