(BBC) A former doctor used a rusty medical instrument to circumcise children and gave insufficient pain relief, a court has heard.
Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, caused “unnecessary pain and suffering” to 23 children from Muslim families, Southwark Crown Court was told.
One tool had a “rusty, serrated” edge while others had not been properly sterilised, prosecutors said.
The defendant denies 39 charges, including 17 counts of actual bodily harm, 14 of child cruelty and eight of administering a prescription-only medicine.
Mr Siddiqui carried out circumcisions at clients’ homes “as quickly as possible to maximise profits,” prosecutor Ben Douglas-Jones KC told the jury.
