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The allegations say he then "dismembered" Mr Wright and "disarticulated" his body - which means amputating limbs at the joints.

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So far, five bodies have been removed from the rubble, after around 100 boys made it out alive on Monday, many with crushing injuries to their limbs and heads.

It was described at the time as "almost like cutting off one of your limbs", by Nayna McIntosh, former executive committee member of M&S and the founder of Hope Fashion.

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The trees in question on Glenrose Avenue were deemed unsafe with visible signs of dead limbs and distress, he said.

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The condition makes it too painful to wear a prosthetic limb, leaving her, like many amputees, only needing one of a pair of shoes.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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