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"Although he lost his license to practise medicine, he continued to perform [[circumcision]] on young boys. Siddiqui of Anchor Crescent, Birmingham, admitted twelve counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, eight counts of wrongly administrating a prescription only medicine, and five counts of cruelty to a person under sixteen." The charges relate to 21 boys and date between 5 April 2014 and 31 January 2019.<ref name="prosser2024" />
Sidiqui is alleged to have used a "rusty medical tool" and the Circumstraint infant immobilizer device that is considered unacceptable in practice by the National Health Service.<ref name="evans2024">{{REFnews
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Sidiqui will be sentenced by Judge Noel Lucas of Southwark Crown Court on 14 January 2025.<ref name="prosser2024" />
In an important precedent, Judge Sir James Mumby (2015) ruled that male [[circumcision]] is [[MGM| male genital mutilation]] and causes "significant harm."<ref>Re B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3, [2015].</ref>
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