LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA — A woman in Slovenia is being accused of deliberately losing her hand in order to claim hundreds of thousands of euros in insurance money.<br /><br />According to the BBC, relatives took the 21-year-old to a hospital in January following what they claim was an accident with a circular saw while sawing branches.<br /><br />But the cops weren't buying it, instead accusing the lady and her family of insurance fraud.<br /><br />Police told ABC News that the woman had taken out five different insurance policies in the months leading up to her "accident" and would've gotten €400,000 or about $430,000 for her injury, with monthly payments of $3,388 for ten years.<br /><br />They believe the woman, with one of her accomplices, cut off her left hand just above the wrist and deliberately didn't bring it to the hospital to ensure a permanent disability. But they were foiled when doctors called the po-po to retrieve the hand, and then sewed it back on.<br /><br />The woman and a 29-year-old relative have both been detained, and could face up to 8 years in prison if convicted of insurance fraud.<br /><br />But hey, at least she's got her hand back.
