Baby Injured During At-Home Circumcision

Infant Expected To Survive, Officers Say

POSTED: 3:35 pm PDT October 25, 2010
UPDATED: 9:23 pm PDT October 25, 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A 3-month-old child was taken to a hospital in critical condition after his mother attempted to circumcise him at home, police said.

Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson said officers arrived at a home at Northeast 127th Avenue and Burnside Street at about 2 a.m. Sunday to assist medics after a call of an injured child.

Police said they learned the mother had attempted to perform a medical procedure on the infant.

The child was taken to a hospital, Simpson said, and is expected to survive.

Detectives from the police bureau’s child abuse team and state officials are investigating.

No arrests have been made at this point, Simpson said.

From: http://www.kptv.com/news/25508096/detail.html