Boy, 16: 'I lost a finger at illegal East Croydon rave

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Boy, 16: 'I lost a finger at illegal East Croydon rave but carried on dancing'

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A TEENAGER ended up in hospital after his little finger was ripped off during the illegal rave in East Croydon.

The 16-year-old was listening to drum and bass music inside the former Royal Mail delivery office on Saturday when a fire alarm went off.

He said: “Everyone was like, ‘Rip it off! Rip it off!’, so I thought I’d give it a go.

“I was completely sober at the time. I jumped up, grabbed it and my little finger got caught in the case because it was all broken.

“As I came to rip it back down, my little finger got ripped off completely.

“It’s the weirdest feeling: one second you’re fine and your little finger is there, and the next it’s gone. It shoves reality up your backside.”

Despite being in agonising pain, the teenager wrapped up his wound using his t-shirt and carried on dancing for another half an hour.

He told Vice magazine: “I’ve only been here for an hour, I’ve paid £10 for this night, I’ve lost my little finger - am I seriously going to go? Nah I’m going to skank until I can’t skank anymore. After that, my mate dragged me down to the paramedics.

“I said to [the paramedic] is there any chance you can bandage it up and I can just rave on?

“He was like, “Nah, you’re going to hospital mate.

“There was a chance of septicaemia because of the dirt, so he got some medical acid, poured it right onto the finger and all the flesh around it melted right in front of my eyes. That was the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life.”

The teenager later posted a picture of his bandaged finger on the internet alongside: “I want my finger back. **** happens.”

[Sidley]

Good grief, the news is full of evolutionary dead ends today isn't it?

[saddlerposty]

pity it wasn't his head

[baldrick]

Can he sue Royal Mail for compensation?

[Sidley]

As his injury stems from illegal trespass and criminal damage, I'd say no.

All he'd get is a book of stamps anyway

[datasaint]

I call B/S on that. Looks like he's hiding his little finger under the bandage.

[NWpostie]

Lets hope he doesn't breed.

[Lounge Lizard]

Lets hope he doesn't breed.

You mean shame it was his finger.

[Sidley]

Nah he'll probably use his willy to dislodge a slice of toast stuck in the toaster.

"I paid 10p for that thick sliced white, what would you do? I learned pretty quickly not to stick my fingers into things I shouldn't so....."

Edit: Pipped to the post by LL!

[bustedflush]

He could still become a postman. Have you noticed in this job how little, if at all, you use the little finger?