01-19-2005, 03:10 PM
Initiate facing amputation after ritual
By Chandre Prince
A young initiate from Mpindweni village outside Mthatha is in a critical condition in hospital after his circumcision.
The initiate was admitted to Mthatha General Hospital after he himself phoned emergency services when the pain became unbearable.
According to provincial health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo, emergency personnel attending to the initiate said a section of his penis had been severed in the ritual, instead of just the foreskin.
"It is more than likely that this young man will be losing his manhood," Kupelo said.
He said the department would be sending out medical officers to investigate the matter, warning that there might be possible arrests.
A 22-year-old initiate from Flagstaff who had his penis partially amputated during a botched circumcision in December was last week readmitted to hospital after experiencing problems when urinating.
The initiate was admitted to the Nelson Mandela Academic hospital on Monday after being unable to urinate for several days.
He was one of 75 initiates in the Eastern Cape who needed partial amputations after circumcision.
Doctors at the hospital are investigating his condition and there is a possibility that the remaining three centimetres of his penis will be cut off. Daily Dispatch
By Chandre Prince
A young initiate from Mpindweni village outside Mthatha is in a critical condition in hospital after his circumcision.
The initiate was admitted to Mthatha General Hospital after he himself phoned emergency services when the pain became unbearable.
According to provincial health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo, emergency personnel attending to the initiate said a section of his penis had been severed in the ritual, instead of just the foreskin.
"It is more than likely that this young man will be losing his manhood," Kupelo said.
He said the department would be sending out medical officers to investigate the matter, warning that there might be possible arrests.
A 22-year-old initiate from Flagstaff who had his penis partially amputated during a botched circumcision in December was last week readmitted to hospital after experiencing problems when urinating.
The initiate was admitted to the Nelson Mandela Academic hospital on Monday after being unable to urinate for several days.
He was one of 75 initiates in the Eastern Cape who needed partial amputations after circumcision.
Doctors at the hospital are investigating his condition and there is a possibility that the remaining three centimetres of his penis will be cut off. Daily Dispatch
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