Man Who Tried to Kiss and Make Up with Girlfriend After Valentine’s Day Argument Has Tongue Bitten Off

An ordinary Valentine's Day outing ended in bloodshed for one Illinois man after his girlfriend allegedly "bit off a large portion of his tongue" when he went in for a kiss.

According to prosecutors, 51-year-old Elaine Cook of Skokie and her 47-year-old boyfriend of 10 months got into a lover's spat after returning home from a date on Valentine's Day.

Cook eventually asked the unidentified man to leave, at which point Assistant State's Attorney Eve Reilly says he put on his shoes and headed for the door.

Before leaving he made one last attempt to patch things up.

"He told her they should stop fighting and went to kiss her," Reilly said, "and she bit off a large portion of his tongue."