COMPO CUT: Young Man Awarded Just GBP 20,000 Compo For Botched Op That Severed His Private Parts

Picture shows the Kuala Lipis Hospital, where the procedure took place in Kuala Lipis, Malaysia, undated.  A 22-year-old man who lost the head of his penis in a botched circumcision 13 years ago was awarded RM 123,556 (GBP 21248) in damages by the court.  Note: Picture is a screenshot from Google Maps (Google Maps/Newsflash) Picture shows the Kuala Lipis Hospital, where the procedure took place in Kuala Lipis, Malaysia, undated. A 22-year-old man who lost the head of his penis in a botched circumcision 13 years ago was awarded RM 123,556 (GBP 21248) in damages by the court. Note: Picture is a screenshot from Google Maps (Google Maps/Newsflash)
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19 September 2023
A 22-year-old man who had his penis lopped off in a botched circumcision when he was aged just ten has had a compensation award of GBP 500k reduced to just GBP 20,000 after an appeal court deemed the sum "too big". The unnamed victim reportedly had nearly his penis chopped off along 90 per...