Vietnamese woman pays friend to cut off hand and foot in insurance scam

Thirty-year-old has lost appendages and may face charges after telling authorities in Hanoi she was hit by a train A Vietnamese woman paid a friend to cut off her hand and foot in a failed bid to claim an insurance payout, state-run media reported on Thursday. The woman, identified only as L T N, told police she had been struck by a train as she walked along the tracks and was rescued by her friend, D, according to Tuoi Tre's English edition.