A doctor who performed non-therapeutic male circumcisions on children at their homes, leaving some in 'gratuitous pain and suffering', has been jailed for over five years. Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, was struck off the medical register in 2015 after a botched circumcision on a child almost led to death. Despite this, he continued to perform the procedures, using unsterilized tools and often causing complications. The court heard how some children screamed in agony during the procedures, and one boy had to be rushed to hospital after his penis 'exploded with blood'.
A rogue doctor who left children in 'gratuitous pain and suffering' after botched circumcisions has been jailed for more than five years.
Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, was a practising doctor when he started visiting homes by appointment to carry out circumcisions on childrenThe charges relate to 21 boys and are dated between April 2014 and January 2019. Despite having been struck off the GMC register following this incident, Siddiqui was able to continue his service until 2019, as non-therapeutic male circumcision is unregulated and is not required to be carried out by a registered medical practitioner.
Mr Douglas-Jones told the judge: 'That caused gratuitous pain and suffering and rendered the procedure dangerous.The prosecution told the judge Siddiqui also used unsterilised tools, including unpackaged pairs of scissors and tweezers, which he would put back into his bag after he completed the procedures.
The court heard how one of his patients was a boy, only referred to in court as Patient A, who was rushed to hospital after he received an injection of Bupivacaine, an anaesthetic used to numb an area of the body during surgery, to which he had an adverse reaction and almost died. Picture: Southwark Crown Court
He said: 'This case has shown that safeguards and protections must now be put in place and put in place as a matter of urgency, to ensure that babies and young children are protected.'
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