Bakery cleaner, 26, woke up after night out drinking with part of his FINGER missing - and he has no idea what happened

  • Dwayne Thompson, 26, woke up with part of his finger missing after night out
  • The bakery cleaner woke up in a ditch near Abbey Park in Leicester at 2.30am
  • Father-of-two has no idea what happened and is asking for information

By Dianne Apen-sadler For Mailonline

Published: 09:33, 10 February 2018 | Updated: 09:37, 10 February 2018

For most of us, waking up after a night out on the town involves desperately rummaging around to make sure we made it home intact with our keys, phone and wallet. 

But for one lad who went on a big night out in Leicester, he didn't quite manage to make it home in one piece after he woke up with part of his finger missing.  

Dwayne Thompson, 26, went out for a meal with friends in the city, but can't remember anything after taking a photo at 10.30pm.  

According to Mr Thompson, the next morning he found himself in a ditch near the old bus depot in Abbey Park at 2.30am with blood pouring down his hand and all over his clothes.

On closer inspection, the father-of-two realised the tip of his middle finger was completely missing.

Dwayne Thompson, 26, woke up after a night of drinking with part of his finger missing and he has no idea how it happened

Dwayne Thompson, 26, woke up after a night of drinking with part of his finger missing and he has no idea how it happened

The father-of-two went out for a meal with friends in Leicester but woke up at 2.30am in a ditch a 20-minute walk away with blood pouring from hand

The father-of-two went out for a meal with friends in Leicester but woke up at 2.30am in a ditch a 20-minute walk away with blood pouring from hand

Worried Mr Thompson has no idea how he lost the finger and says friends have been unable to help him fill in the blanks that night.

Now he has launched a desperate appeal for people who saw him to come forward so he can find out what happened to his finger.

He has also asked detectives to investigate his case, but claims they have told him CCTV footage will be too old to review.

Dwayne, from Leicester, said: 'I keep being asked where my finger is and what happened to it, and all I can say is "I don't know mate". I feel stupid not being able to answer.

'It was not a big night. We went out for a nice three-course meal with my girlfriend and some of her mates, so how this happened I've got no idea.

'We were having a nice time and I only had a couple of drinks. It was definitely nothing more than usual.

'When I think back to it I remember us having our photo taken at around 10.30 and then nothing. My memory is completely blank.

'How I ended up where I did is a complete mystery. It's like I just jumped through time to the bus depot.

The bakery cleaner had to take five weeks off work as he could not touch cleaning products because of the open wound

The bakery cleaner had to take five weeks off work as he could not touch cleaning products because of the open wound

Mr Thompson said: 'It's pretty scary waking up without a piece of your finger and not knowing where it is. I need someone to tell me what I was doing'
The only clues he has are some dark photos on his phone of Abbey Park where he ended up

Mr Thompson said: 'It's pretty scary waking up without a piece of your finger and not knowing where it is. I need someone to tell me what I was doing.' The only clues he has are some dark photos on his phone of Abbey Park where he ended up

'It's pretty scary waking up without a piece of your finger and not knowing where it is. I need someone to tell me what I was doing.'

Mr Thompson was wearing a purple plaid shirt, black jeans and black Firetrap boots during his drunken escapades which left in a ditch a 20-minute walk away from the city.  

His girlfriend tried to call him when he went missing, but he does not remember if he took the call.

The only clues he has to go on are dark photos of Abbey Park on his mobile phone. 

Mr Thompson said: 'Someone must have seen me as I was walking there. I'll have walked past a few other bars.

'When I woke up my first thought was "where the hell am I?" I was looking around, and then I noticed my shirt and boots were covering in blood.

'I quickly realised all the blood was coming from my hand and tried not to panic. It was horrible, but it didn't hurt that much, surprisingly.

'I shouted for help to someone nearby, and eventually they realised I needed help and called an ambulance.

He added: 'I've gone to the police to see if they can help. I want them to look at CCTV - I know there must be some - but they say after three months it's not there anymore'

He added: 'I've gone to the police to see if they can help. I want them to look at CCTV - I know there must be some - but they say after three months it's not there anymore'

'When the paramedics arrived, they patched up my finger and told me to go to hospital. It would be nice to speak to that guy who helped me, or the paramedics, they might be able to tell me something.

'But at the time I just wanted to get home. I wasn't thinking about taking names and numbers.

'I've gone to the police to see if they can help. I want them to look at CCTV - I know there must be some - but they say after three months it's not there anymore.

'It's frustrating really. I've lost my finger and my memory, and no one has been able to help.'

Two days after the incident Dwayne had surgery on his finger to remove part of the bone and flesh that was left before skin was stretched over the wound. 

He took five weeks off work as a cleaner at a bakery as he could not touch cleaning products because of the open wound.

Since Mr Thompson reported the case to the police an officer has been assigned to investigate.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire police said: 'We are making inquiries.'

Anyone with any information or who believes they saw Mr Thompson on that night is urged to contact the force on 101. 

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