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| A four-week-old baby bled to death after a botched home circumcision by a nurse, a court heard on Monday. | A four-week-old baby bled to death after a botched home circumcision by a nurse, a court heard on Monday. |
| Goodluck Caubergs died the day after nurse Grace Adeleye carried out the procedure without anaesthetic using only a pair of scissors, forceps and olive oil, Manchester crown court heard. | Goodluck Caubergs died the day after nurse Grace Adeleye carried out the procedure without anaesthetic using only a pair of scissors, forceps and olive oil, Manchester crown court heard. |
| The 66-year-old medic is from Nigeria, as are Goodluck's parents, where the circumcision of newborns is the tradition for Christian families, the jury heard. Adeleye, also a midwife, was paid £100 to do the operation as Goodluck's parentswere not aware that the procedure was available on the NHS. | The 66-year-old medic is from Nigeria, as are Goodluck's parents, where the circumcision of newborns is the tradition for Christian families, the jury heard. Adeleye, also a midwife, was paid £100 to do the operation as Goodluck's parentswere not aware that the procedure was available on the NHS. |
| The Royal Oldham hospital was just a mile and a half from the family home in Chadderton, near Oldham, but by the time an ambulance was called the child could not be saved. It is alleged that Adeleye left a "ragged" wound that bled and her post-operation care was also inadequate. She denies manslaughter by gross negligence of the baby boy. | The Royal Oldham hospital was just a mile and a half from the family home in Chadderton, near Oldham, but by the time an ambulance was called the child could not be saved. It is alleged that Adeleye left a "ragged" wound that bled and her post-operation care was also inadequate. She denies manslaughter by gross negligence of the baby boy. |
| Adrian Darbishire QC, opening the case for the prosecution, said circumcisions were routinely carried out among Christian families in Nigeria, who brought the tradition with them to the UK, and the procedure was an "ancient, well-established and widespread" practice across the world. Goodluck was born on 22 March 2010, in Rochdale and died on 17 April, the day after the circumcision, aged 27 days old. The trial, scheduled to last two weeks, continues on Tuesday morning. | Adrian Darbishire QC, opening the case for the prosecution, said circumcisions were routinely carried out among Christian families in Nigeria, who brought the tradition with them to the UK, and the procedure was an "ancient, well-established and widespread" practice across the world. Goodluck was born on 22 March 2010, in Rochdale and died on 17 April, the day after the circumcision, aged 27 days old. The trial, scheduled to last two weeks, continues on Tuesday morning. |
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