UK- Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, former doctor, travelled 7,648 miles around the country to carry out “unsanitary and dangerous” circumcisions, Hampshire,

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Jan 16 2025 rbbm

Former Hampshire doctor jailed for carrying out ‘dangerous’ circumcisions

The court heard one child almost died after the procedure carried out by Mohammad Siddiqui

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''A former Hampshire doctor who travelled 7,648 miles around the country to carryout “unsanitary and dangerous” circumcisions has been jailed. Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, was a practising doctor in Hampshire when he started visiting homes by appointment to carry out circumcisions on children.

Some of his procedures caused “gratuitous pain and suffering” to the children and left them “screaming” in agony, Inner London Crown Court heard. Siddiqui was sentenced to five years and seven months in prison on Wednesday, January 15.

He admitted 25 offences, including 11 counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, six counts of child cruelty, and eight counts of administering a prescription-only medicine to young and vulnerable patients while ignoring basic hygiene rules and performing non-therapeutic male circumcisions.''

Ex-doctor Mohammad Siddiqui jailed over illegal circumcisions

Mohammad Siddiqui caused "unnecessary pain and suffering" to 23 children, prosecutors said.

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''A former doctor has been jailed for five years and seven months after admitting he caused "painful cruelty to children" by running a mobile circumcision service.
Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, was a practising doctor at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust when he started visiting homes to carry out circumcisions for money.''
He travelled around the UK performing non-therapeutic male circumcisions - meaning there was no clinical reason for the procedure - on patients up to the age of 14.
The court previously heard how Siddiqui had used a rusty medical instrument to circumcise children and gave insufficient pain relief.
One tool had a "rusty, serrated" edge while others had not been properly sterilised, prosecutors said.

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An image released by police shows contents of Siddiqui's circumcision bag
''Siddiqui carried out circumcisions at clients' homes "as quickly as possible to maximise profits", prosecutor Ben Douglas-Jones KC told the court.''

 

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Jan 15 '25

Doctor left children 'screaming in agony' after botched circumcisions

Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham , was a practising doctor when he started visiting homes by appointment to carry out circumcisions on children.

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''From June 2012, Siddiqui ran a private mobile circumcision service and sourced anaesthetic while working in paediatric surgery at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.''

''Accusations of racism and bias, and unfounded complaints about the standard of the legal process were levelled by Siddiqui in a 'deliberate and cynical delay' to prevent the case from proceeding.
Siddiqui's approach was 'more than persistent and caused the individuals who were subjected to your unjustified complaints real hardship', the judge said.
The judge noted that Siddiqui had asked him to recuse himself on occasions from the case, had rejected his offer of help and alleged the hearing was unfair, 'anti-Muslim' and 'Zionist'.
He told Siddiqui: 'In making these scattergun complaints, you appear to have entirely overlooked that your victims are Muslim boys and their families.'''