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User ID: 1016492 Italy 06/26/2010 12:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thirty-three boys have died from botched circumcisions conducted in traditional initiation rites in South Africa The deaths occurred in the Eastern Cape province, one of the country's poorest and among the few areas where boys are still sent into secret schools in the bush for circumcisions to mark their passage to manhood. Provincial health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo told the Sapa news agency that the latest death occurred in the village of Moyeni, where authorities had recently paid a visit in hopes of treating initiates with infections. "What is upsetting is that last week, we went there and the villagers hid these boys away. Now they are calling us when this boy is dead," he said. "It's very upsetting and unnecessary, because we could have saved this boy." The boy was also allegedly assaulted at the school before being taken to a neighbour's home, where he died early Thursday, Kupelo said. Scores of other boys were in hospital after circumcisions gone wrong, with two gangrenous penises amputated in hospital this week, he added. Full text [ link to news.ninemsn.com.au] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 507139 United States 06/26/2010 12:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Thirty-three boys have died from botched circumcisions conducted in traditional initiation rites in South Africa Thats cause S Africa is a complete shit hole |
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User ID: 1016492 Italy 06/26/2010 12:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Thirty-three boys have died from botched circumcisions conducted in traditional initiation rites in South Africa Thats cause S Africa is a complete shit hole
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fatwilly User ID: 1016589 United States 06/26/2010 02:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Thirty-three boys have died from botched circumcisions conducted in traditional initiation rites in South Africa they have my sympathy...the mole who did my brother forgot his kit...grabbed my moms pinking shears...left him with a frilly dilly. |