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Severed hand found on sidewalk, California police say. Then man reports sword attack

A severed hand found on a Riverside sidewalk belonged to a man who told police an attacker cut it off with a sword, California cops say.
A severed hand found on a Riverside sidewalk belonged to a man who told police an attacker cut it off with a sword, California cops say. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Reports of a severed hand discovered on a California sidewalk baffled police — but only briefly.

A man missing a hand showed up at a Riverside hospital shortly after the initial reports about the disembodied limb came in at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13, police told McClatchy News.

Hospital officials called police, and the patient told authorities that someone armed with a sword had cut off his hand.

Detectives investigating the incident believe the two men are familiar with each other and have an ongoing dispute, police said.

Police have not released further information as the investigation continues.

Riverside is a city of 317,000 people about 55 miles east of Los Angeles.

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This story was originally published May 15, 2023 at 2:37 PM with the headline "Severed hand found on sidewalk, California police say. Then man reports sword attack."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
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Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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