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Farm worker given $5,000 cash to perform fatal amputation, court hears

Kalman Tal, 66, died soon after he asked for his left foot to be cut off in a public park with a battery-powered saw, a court has heard, but the man who performed the amputation has pleaded not guilty to murder.

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Farm worker given $5,000 cash to perform fatal amputation, court hearsKalman Tal, 66, died soon after he asked for his left foot to be cut off in a public park with a battery-powered saw, a court has heard, but the man who performed the amputation has pleaded not guilty to murder.
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