20-Day-Old Boy Bleeds To Death After Two Nigerian Women ‘Perform Home Circumcision’ In Italy

Two Nigerian women were arrested in connection with the child’s death after his parents rushed him to the hospital on Friday.

Both women were charged with aggravated manslaughter and illegal exercise of a profession.

The mother of the child is also being investigated on suspicion of conspiracy to commit manslaughter.

The boy – who was undergoing a circumcision operation performed by an American citizen of Libyan origin – also had a twin brother who narrowly survived his operation following intensive care.

The doctor of the deceased child had called for help after he started to bleed excessively, Italian media reported at the time.

His mother was believed to be of Nigerian origin, and reportedly sought asylum in Italy and has five other children in Nigeria.

She reportedly asked for the operation to be performed in line with Islamic traditions, despite being Catholic.

Many Muslim immigrants in Italy practice circumcision for cultural and religious regions – but it is not a popular practice among Italy’s Roman Catholic majority.