A 27-year-old husband did what many of us would if we saw someone sexually assaulting our loved ones.

A husband from Ukraine chipped off the penis of his wife’s rapist after seeing her being sexually assaulted near their house.

The husband was reportedly on his way home when he saw the rapist sexually assaulting his wife.

The incident reportedly happened in Shevchenkovo, a village in the eastern Kharikiv region, Ukraine.

The wife of the 27-year-old man reportedly left her friends at a restaurant at around 1m and was heading to their house.

The house was around 1,000 feet away from the restaurant.

Dmitry Ivchenko, the 25-year-old rapist, attacked the woman from behind when the woman was walking near her apartment block.

Dmitry covered her mouth with his hand to prevent her from screaming.

He then dragged the woman to the bushes.

The husband of the victim left the party 10 minutes after, and upon reaching their apartment, the husband heard noises coming from the bushes.

He came closer to find out what was going on, just to realize that a man was raping his wife.

The husband, whose identity was not shared with the public, attacked the rapist by punching him on the head before grabbing his Swiss Army Knife.

The husband also chopped the penis of Ivchenko, the rapist.

Dmitry Spaskin, the attorney of the husband, said, “The husband lost the ability to control his actions. He did not understand what he was doing.”

The screams that the rapist made woke up all the residents in the area.

Spaskin said, “After the incident, [the husband] was in a state of shock and just walked away.”

Spaskin added, “He walked about 13 kilometres and reached a neighbouring village. There he met an acquaintance and asked to drive him to a police station. On October 13, at 7am, he handed himself into police and confessed in full.”

The husband of the victim was charged with causing grievous bodily harm and was placed under house arrest.

During an interview with the local news agencies, the husband said, “I cannot explain what happened to me at that moment.”

The rapist was rushed to the Shevchenko District Hospital.

The rapist reportedly went through surgery.

Sergey Mitrakov, the head of the surgical unit of the Shevchenko District Hospital, released a statement about the health condition of the rapist.

Sergey said, “The patient needs a long-lasting treatment.”

Doctors have not speculated on the chances to reattach the penis of the man and if the rapist will be capable of regaining his penis’s functionality.

The police have launched a criminal case for rape against the rapist.

Snizhana Vodolazska, a spokesperson for the Kupiansk Region Police Department, said, “The suspect caught up with his victim near her apartment block and raped her.”

The spokesperson added, “It is known that Ivchenko is not married and unemployed.”

Tetiana Vasileva, a prosecutor, said, “The rapist said that he was dumped by his girlfriend a week ago. On the day of the incident, he drank a litre of vodka. He is refusing to say more so far.”

Hanna Khaustova, a female resident of the village, is supporting the husband of the rape victim.

She said, “Ivchenko tried to hit on me but I told him to stop. Then he said, “You will regret it”. I believe any girl from our village could have become his victim. If he had not done it the rapist would have continued to assault girls.”

If found guilty, the husband can spend 8 years in jail.

Dmitry Ivchenko, the rapist, is only facing 5 years in jail.