Two Nigerian women have been arrested by Italian police in connection with the death of a 20-day-old Nigerian boy after a home circumcision.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at Montecompatri, near Rome on Friday, March 24, 2023.
The two Nigerian women are accused of aggravated manslaughter and unauthorized practice of a profession, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.
In anticipation of an investigation, both ladies were brought to the Rome Rebibbia-Feminine.
The child’s mother is also being investigated on suspicion of conspiracy to commit manslaughter.
The police said that the baby’s parents rushed him to Tor Vergata Polyclinic on Friday after he started bleeding but he arrived there dead.