A child's penis was amputated after an unsuccessful circumcision at home by a surgeon from Novokuznetsk, the family turned to a friend, 36-year-old Bakhtior S., who worked as a urologist at a local clinic. Patients spoke of him as a kind and attentive doctor. However, the impromptu operation ended the doctor's career and ruined the life of the little patient: previously, the child had an illness, because of which the surgeon made a mistake during a home circumcision. In a short time the boy developed sepsis and was urgently hospitalized. Doctors had to amputate the damaged tissue to save the child. The investigative committee opened a criminal case and arrested the doctor. The parties are now awaiting the results of the forensic medical examination.

A child's penis was amputated after an unsuccessful circumcision at home by a surgeon from Novokuznetsk, the family turned to a friend, 36-year-old Bakhtior S., who worked as a urologist at a local clinic. Patients spoke of him as a kind and attentive doctor. However, the impromptu operation ended the doctor's career and ruined the life of the little patient: previously, the child had an illness, because of which the surgeon made a mistake during a home circumcision. In a short time the boy developed sepsis and was urgently hospitalized. Doctors had to amputate the damaged tissue to save the child. The investigative committee opened a criminal case and arrested the doctor. The parties are now awaiting the results of the forensic medical examination.