I was involved in the care of a patient two days ago who had a puncture injury to the thigh which he reported was caused by a sword. He was fine* and ultimately discharged home.
Yesterday, Surabhi was involved in the care of a patient in her hospital (30 minutes and a state border away) who had a sword injury…in the same thigh. Oh, and the injury occurred the day before. He had an expertly dressed wound, hospital socks, and a mark over his dorsalis pedis pulse which he explained by suggesting that his girlfriend was a nurse who had done all those things for him at home, and denied having any prior actual medical attention for the wound.
Motivations? Entirely unclear.
* – “fine” is to be understood in as “fine for someone who was stabbed in the thigh by a sword”