Mother of 10-year-old boy who circumcised himself with a kitchen knife speaks out
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Lucy Wanja is breathing a sigh of relief after her 10-year-old son was discharged from hospital following an incident in which the boy allegedly cut himself with a kitchen knife.
According to Ms Wanja, she only found out about her son's predicament three days after he injured himself.
"I found out about the terrible accident on Thursday, three days after he had already injured himself. He started complaining that his trousers were zinamkula and wanted to take them off," said the Ndabibi resident.
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At first, Ms Wanja thought nothing of it, assuming that it was probably blackjack from her farm that had got stuck on her son's clothes.
"Nilijua mambo iko serious wakati alianza kulimp. I decided to examine him and noticed that his private part was very swollen and bleeding. I tried to ask him what had happened but he didn't give me any information," she said.
She then decided to take her son to the hospital for a medical examination.
"After the examination, the doctors found that my son had tried to cut himself. He was admitted and the doctors had to finish what he had started. He was then circumcised and given medication," said Ms Wanja.
She is grateful that her son is out of danger and safe at home.
"He is slowly recovering at home. He's not allowed to leave the house because he might get hurt. I'm grateful to God ako poa," she said.