Wrenching new photos from Iran appear to show a thief having four of his fingers severed by a "finger-chopping machine." The court-ordered public amputation reportedly took place on Jan. 24 in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz after the 29-year-old man was convicted of burglary and adultery.Wrenching new photos from Iran appear to show a thief having four of his fingers severed by a "finger-chopping machine." The court-ordered public amputation reportedly took place on Jan. 24 in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz after the 29-year-old man was convicted of burglary and adultery.