Court of Appeal slashes damages awarded in botched circumcision case


PUTRAJAYA: A 22-year-old man who lost the head of his penis in a botched circumcision 13 years ago was only awarded RM123,556 in damages compared to the RM3.1mil he had previously won in his lawsuit against the Malaysian Government and four other individuals.

The unanimous decision was made by a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal chaired by Judge Datuk Ravintharan Paramaguru after finding that the damages amounting to RM3.1mil previously awarded by the High Court was too high.

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