Teen in botched circumcision gets RM150k in out-of-court deal


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A 19-year-old youth, who lost the head of his penis in a botched circumcision procedure when he was 10, received RM150,000 in an out-of-court settlement.

The teenager's counsel, Mohamad Zainuddin Abu Bakar, said the medical assistant attached to the Kuala Lipis hospital, who was the first defendant in the suit heard in the High Court, agreed to compensate a sum of RM150,000 to his client.

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