Why Lorena Bobbitt Chopped Off Her Ex, John Bobbitt's, Penis

In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt was assaulted by her ex-husband, John Bobbitt, so she chopped off his penis with a kitchen knife. 

Americans will surely not forget the name Lorena Bobbitt for being notorious after she topped the headlines. Charged with malicious wounding and kept behind bars for decades, she testified later on that John Bobbitt assaulted her on that bloody night, and similar assaults also happened many times during their marriage. 

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How Lorena Bobbitt and John Bobbitt met

Lorena was born on October 31, 1971, in Bucay, Ecuador. She and her two other siblings grew up in Caracas, Venezuela. The family had a trip to the US, and she decided to move into the country. 

She obtained a student visa in 1987 and studied at a community college in Virginia, where she met John one year after. 

(Photo : Facebook/Lorena Gallo Foundation)

Lorena Bobbitt and John Bobbit incident

In 1989, the pair got married. In the summer of 1993, their relationship made the front news after the police called their home multiple times. 

Lorena testified in court that she attacked her ex-husband minutes after he tried to assault her. She said she was crying and just wanted to get a glass of water, but when she got into the kitchen, she then picked up a knife and returned to their bedroom. 

She told ABC News that she took the sheets off and cut him. After that, she fled the scene with the knife still in her hands and her ex's severed penis on the other. While she was driving to her friend's house, she tossed John's private part out of the window, and the doctors were able to locate it and reattach it to John. 

Lorena was found not guilty by temporary insanity on January 21, 1994, so she was sent to a psychiatric facility where she spent her 45 days. In 1995, six years after their marriage, Lorena and John split up. 

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Lorena Bobbitt's net worth

Lorena is now with her long-time partner, David Bellinger, but they never got married. They have a daughter named Olivia. Lorena told USA Today that she believes that marriage is an institution, and she respects that. 

She said that it was her choice. Her partner even told her that when she is ready to tie the knot, he would just show up. 

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As a cosmetologist and a real estate agent, Lorena founded the Lorena Gallo Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving support for domestic abuse victims. 

Lorena's net worth is around $250,000, according to most publications. Celebrity Net Worth stated that John Bobbitt also has the same net worth. John Bobbitt appeared on an episode of "Scandal Made Me Famous" in 2016, where he said that he does not blame Lorena because they both hurt each other. He also said that he wishes Lorena the best.