Jalan Perak Fire and Rescue station officer Mohd Asrul Naim Abidin said they received an emergency call from the Penang Hospital (HPP) on the incident at about 10.50am today.

He said a team of firefighters arrived at the hospital five minutes later and found the man, in his 20s, in a state of semi-consciousness.

“It was understood that before the fire and rescue department reached the hospital, there were efforts by other departments trying to cut off the ring but they failed to do so,” he told reporters today.

Mohd Asrul Naim said the firemen took about 10 minutes to cut off the ring and remove it from the victim’s private part.

He said it was understood the victim put on the ring at 8pm last night before having sex with his wife and the team used a special tool to cut off the ring,” he said.