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'No-consent' circumcision doctor will not be prosecuted | 'No-consent' circumcision doctor will not be prosecuted |
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A mother has been left "sickened" by a decision not to prosecute the doctor who circumcised her son without her consent. | A mother has been left "sickened" by a decision not to prosecute the doctor who circumcised her son without her consent. |
The boy underwent the procedure when his paternal grandmother took him to a surgery in Nottingham. | The boy underwent the procedure when his paternal grandmother took him to a surgery in Nottingham. |
Dr Balvinder Mehat told police he believed the mother had consented, and prosecutors decided not to charge him. | Dr Balvinder Mehat told police he believed the mother had consented, and prosecutors decided not to charge him. |
Human rights lawyer Saimo Chahal QC (Hon) is appealing the "flawed and irrational" decision. | Human rights lawyer Saimo Chahal QC (Hon) is appealing the "flawed and irrational" decision. |
Dr Mehat, of Bakersfield Medical Centre declined to comment, citing patient confidentiality rules. | Dr Mehat, of Bakersfield Medical Centre declined to comment, citing patient confidentiality rules. |
Police also arrested the boy's father and paternal grandmother on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, but they were released without charge. | Police also arrested the boy's father and paternal grandmother on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, but they were released without charge. |
Boy's mother: 'I will fight this until my last breath' | Boy's mother: 'I will fight this until my last breath' |
"It has been a very tough four years and although we have found balance and are learning to live with the modifications inflicted on my son it is something that will always be there. | "It has been a very tough four years and although we have found balance and are learning to live with the modifications inflicted on my son it is something that will always be there. |
"As a mother I'm still very anxious about his feelings in the future. I strongly feel that the pain I witnessed has had a long-term psychological effect on myself and it's not even my body so I dread to think what my son's mind must feel as it was his body suffering. | "As a mother I'm still very anxious about his feelings in the future. I strongly feel that the pain I witnessed has had a long-term psychological effect on myself and it's not even my body so I dread to think what my son's mind must feel as it was his body suffering. |
"This has had a huge impact on our life and for no-one to take this seriously is utterly heartbreaking, but I do have the best of the best fighting in my son's corner and we will continue to fight on his behalf. | "This has had a huge impact on our life and for no-one to take this seriously is utterly heartbreaking, but I do have the best of the best fighting in my son's corner and we will continue to fight on his behalf. |
"I'm sure any mother would feel the same about not giving up, after witnessing their child suffer unnecessarily. I will fight this until my last breath if I have to, it's the only way I can possibly look my son in his eyes. | "I'm sure any mother would feel the same about not giving up, after witnessing their child suffer unnecessarily. I will fight this until my last breath if I have to, it's the only way I can possibly look my son in his eyes. |
"I feel I have failed him." | "I feel I have failed him." |
'Insufficient grounds for prosecution' | 'Insufficient grounds for prosecution' |
According to the British Medical Association, male circumcision in the UK is generally assumed to be lawful provided there is valid consent. | According to the British Medical Association, male circumcision in the UK is generally assumed to be lawful provided there is valid consent. |
Nottinghamshire Police said: | Nottinghamshire Police said: |
In a letter to the mother outlining its decision, the CPS said: | In a letter to the mother outlining its decision, the CPS said: |
The CPS said: | |
Dr Mehat is due to face a hearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to assess his fitness to practise. | Dr Mehat is due to face a hearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to assess his fitness to practise. |
Details of the allegations he faces have not been released. | Details of the allegations he faces have not been released. |
How has the case progressed? | How has the case progressed? |
Case 'raises wider public interest issues' | Case 'raises wider public interest issues' |
Saimo Chahal QC (Hon) is appealing the Crown Prosecution Service's decision and has written a 24-page letter, "outlining numerous defects in their decision-making process and evaluation of this case". | Saimo Chahal QC (Hon) is appealing the Crown Prosecution Service's decision and has written a 24-page letter, "outlining numerous defects in their decision-making process and evaluation of this case". |
She told the BBC: "The decision lacks any semblance of a considered and reasoned decision and is flawed and irrational." | She told the BBC: "The decision lacks any semblance of a considered and reasoned decision and is flawed and irrational." |
If prosecutors do not review their decision within 14 days, she said, the mother will "be obliged to take the matter before the administrative court for a determination of these very important issues, which need to be resolved not only for her personal case but also for the wider public interest issues that the case raises". | If prosecutors do not review their decision within 14 days, she said, the mother will "be obliged to take the matter before the administrative court for a determination of these very important issues, which need to be resolved not only for her personal case but also for the wider public interest issues that the case raises". |
About circumcision | About circumcision |
Read more: Circumcision, the ultimate parenting dilemma | Read more: Circumcision, the ultimate parenting dilemma |
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