Castration and Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorneys

Posted on: July 14, 2011 at 12:29 a.m.

Any Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney will tell you that they have seen it all, from parents attacking children to grandparents stealing from grandkids. However, a recent case involving a divorcing couple may actually be extremely unique in its details. The crime took place in Garden Grove and involved a knife, some drugs and a castrated husband.

A woman who is 48 years old and involved in a divorce allegedly drugged her husband, tied him to a bed and cut off his penis. She then allegedly threw the penis into the garbage disposal and turned it on. Police arrived on Flower Street in Garden Grove, CA and found a man tied to a bed, bleeding from his crotch. The woman, Catherine Kieu Becker, identified herself as the victim's wife and the one who called 911. She told police that she drugged her husband's dinner in order to make him sleepy, then she tied him to a bed. As he awoke, she pulled off his pants and cut off his penis with a knife. The man, 51 years old, was taken to UCI Medical Center and underwent immediate surgery. The woman was arrested and faces numerous violent crime charges. They include aggravated mayhem, false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon, administering a drug with intent to commit a felony, poisoning and spousal abuse. She was also charged with torture as police were quoted as saying "It appears that the...wife had come over, cooked dinner, and then this [crime] took place, so the actions lead us to believe that it was very premeditated." The woman faces life in prison if convicted on any, if not all, of these charges.

As you can see, any Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney representing the woman in the case faces an extremely uphill battle. In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt cut off John Wayne Bobbitt's penis and threw it out her car window. However, John Wayne Bobbitt's penis was reattached, as it was not thrown into a garbage disposal as is the case here. Any Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney who represents the woman will most likely have to pursue the insanity defense as the woman confessed to the crime. For Ms. Bobbitt, this worked and she only spent 45 days in a mental institution.

If you or someone you know needs a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney call 877-781-1570. At Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin, LLP, our lawyers are on hand to provide you with a top notch criminal defense. Call now!

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