Boy has his penis cut in half by a laser during botched circumcision
The lad, who has not been named, was rushed to hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following the medical mishap
A BOY had his penis severed with a laser when an attempt to give him a circumcision using a cutting edge new technique went horribly wrong.
The lad, who has not been named, was rushed to hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following the medical mishap.
In Islam, boys are circumcised while in primary school in what is seen as a rite of passage for young Muslims.
So the parents of the lad in Malaysia took him along to have it carried out using a new laser technique at a clinic in the Kajang district in Selangor State, in Western Malaysia.
The ceremony traditionally involves using a knife, but more recently it has been carried out in clinics under anaesthesia, with lasers increasingly being used to perform the operation.
However this time something went wrong, and the operators of the device ended up severing the boy's penis, according to reports.
It appears the surgeon's laser scalpel may have slipped during the operation last week.
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The local Star newspaper reported that the boy's dad was waiting outside the treatment room when he was told the head of his son's penis had been severed.
The name of the doctor has not been released but he reportedly had 21 years of experience and was trained in Pakistan, however the clinic had not been registered with Malaysia's Health ministry.
Kajang district police officer ACP Othman Nanyan said they had started an investigation and had already interviewed several medical personnel and other people involved.
They said charges of GBH were likely to be filed, and that they carried a maximum penalty of up to 2 years or a substantial fine.
The ceremony had been set to take place over the holiday break to give the boy, who was not named in reports, a chance to recover from the operation.
The footage appears to have been taken after the operation.
The brave boy tries to take his mind off the pain with humour, but this welcome relief is apparently short-lived.
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