ROME-- An infant boy in Italy has died as the result of a circumcision performed by his parents at home, according to Italian media reports on Sunday. The prosecutor’s office in the northern province of Reggio Emilia has opened a manslaughter investigation, and the infant will undergo an autopsy. The tragedy follows a botched home circumcision of a 2-year-old who died of severe blood loss in December in Rome. Many immigrants in Italy are Muslim and practice circumcision for cultural and religious reasons, but sometimes have trouble accessing the practice in hospitals. Also, in some Italian hospitals, doctors refuse to perform circumcisions until the boys have reached the age of 4 or even older.

Source: Fox News March 25, 2019 08:48 UTC