Ein 20 Tage altes Baby nigerianischer Nationalität kam leblos im Krankenhaus Tor Vergata in Rom an.
Aufgrund der Erkenntnisse hielt die Mutter – mit dem Baby im Arm – eine Polizeistreife an, um um Hilfe zu bitten. Dann der verzweifelte Ansturm auf die Notaufnahme, wo die Versuche der Ärzte, das Leben des Kindes zu retten, leider vergeblich waren.
Es ist nicht ausgeschlossen, dass der Tod mit einer Blutung zusammenhängt, eine Folge einer hausgemachten rituellen Beschneidung.

The boy - who was undergoing a circumcision operation performed by an
American citizen of Libyan origin - also had a twin brother who narrowly
survived his operation following intensive care.

His mother was believed to be of Nigerian origin, and reportedly sought asylum in Italy and has five other children in Nigeria.
She reportedly asked for the operation to be performed in line with Islamic traditions, despite being Catholic.

The operations are usually performed in backstreet surgeries and private clinics as most hospital doctors refuse to perform the surgery until the boys have reached at least age four.
Over 5,000 such operations are performed in Italy every year, with 35% being done clandestinely, according to health charity Amsi.

Foad Aodi, the founder of the association of foreign doctors in Italy, in 2019 appealed to health authorities to allow circumcisions at affordable prices and to lower the age of access to help fight clandestine attempts at circumcisions.