A Greater Vancouver man who circumcised his four-year-old son at home with a razor blade and used blood coagulant meant for horses has been found guilty of negligence causing bodily harm.
The man, identified in a court ruling on Wednesday as DJW, admitted that in 2007 he circumcised his son, DJ.
He performed the circumcision just a few years after he circumcised himself, a procedure that infected his penis.
The man's lawyer, Doug Christie, said, "He learned from that experience to do things differently."
Justice Marion Allan of the Supreme Court of B.C. in Vancouver ruled that the negligence charge was warranted but acquitted DJW on charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
Social workers who discovered the circumcision reported the incident to child protection services, Christie said Thursday. He said DJ and his sister now live with their mother and DJW is banned from seeing them.
DJW initially claimed a religious exemption but dropped the argument based on the judge's finding that the procedure wasn't performed with reasonable care, Christie said. He said DJW is considering an appeal.
Sentencing is set for Dec. 10.
Here's what happened, according to a summary of the case in the judge's ruling:
DJW's mother raised him as a Jehovah's Witness, but he left the church. He now follows the Old and New Testaments of the Bible and believes circumcisions are required for religious reasons.
In late 2004 or early 2005, DJW circumcised himself, using Band-Aids, peroxide and a roll of gauze and a clear plastic ring, which he believed would act as an anesthetic. He cut himself with a razor blade and the bleeding wouldn't stop.
DJW then called his mother to tell her he was a heretic and would never go back to her church. She told him to call 911, which he did.
Years later, he became interested in circumcising his son but several doctors advised against the procedure.
In 2007, DJW prepared for the circumcision of DJ. He bought a blood coagulant used for horses because it was cheaper than a $30 coagulant for people
He told DJ that circumcision might hurt a bit but not for long. He said the procedure would grant DJ "extra special protection from God" and allow him to eat Passover lamb, ice cream and pick all the movies he wanted for a week.
He also said he told DJ it would be difficult to stay together as a family if DJ didn't agree to be circumcised.
DJW was stressed before performing the circumcision, so he left his son at home with his wife and went to Canadian Tire and Home Depot to "look at hardware and relax."
When he came home, he lay DJ on clean garbage bags on the kitchen floor and put a towel or diaper under him, then used a sawing motion to cut the foreskin. DJ shuddered and cried, and DJW's hand slipped. He told DJ to be still for a second cut. He used paper towels and the veterinary coagulant, and the bleeding decreased.
But DJ had to go to hospital, where he was properly circumcised and his penis healed.
One doctor testified that B.C. law doesn't ban those who have no medical training from performing circumcisions.
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