Urgent warning after London baby dies following non-medical circumcision

"A coroner has warned that more babies could die unless the government urgently regulates non-therapeutic male circumcision following the tragic death of a six-month-old boy. Mohamed Abdisamad was circumcised on February 12, 2023, by a circumciser who had been recommended to his parents and requested by them to perform the procedure on their son. The baby began showing symptoms of illness three to four days later and was rushed to hospital on February 19, where he died the same day."

"He was taken to Hillingdon Hospital by ambulance where he went into cardiorespiratory arrest and was pronounced dead at 23:55 GMT. A jury inquest which concluded on October 8, 2025, found the medical cause of death to be an "invasive streptococcus pyogenes infection following male circumcision". Assistant coroner Anton van Dellen has now written a prevention of future deaths report calling for urgent action over the shocking lack of safety and regulatory measures surrounding non-therapeutic male circumcisions."

A coroner warned that more babies could die unless the government urgently regulates non-therapeutic male circumcision following the death of a six-month-old boy. Mohamed Abdisamad was circumcised on February 12, 2023, developed symptoms three to four days later, and was rushed to hospital on February 19, where he died the same day. A jury inquest concluded on October 8, 2025 that the medical cause of death was an invasive streptococcus pyogenes infection following male circumcision. Assistant coroner Anton van Dellen wrote a prevention of future deaths report dated December 28, 2025 calling for urgent action. The coroner recorded there are no national safeguards, no requirements for training, accreditation or registration, and no rules on record keeping, infection control or aftercare, nor a proper system for obtaining consent. The report was sent to the Department of Health and Social Care and to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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