An Israeli boy who suffered a botched circumcision was awarded $400,000. Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court found Tuesday that the mohel who operated on the boy, now nine years old and undergoing remedial surgery, was liable for damages caused to the boy’s penis. The court rejected a request by the mohel for his employer, Gan Yavne Religious Council, to be equally liable in the lawsuit.
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