Jury awards more than $1.3million to boy after botched circumcision left him with his penis partially amputated



Surgery: Dr Marc S. Feldstein accidentally amputated the tip of Faniel Burden's penis during a routine circumcision

A boy who had part of his penis amputated during a botched circumcision when he was just 12-hours-old has been awarded more than $1.3million.

A jury returned a verdict of $1,357,901.12 on Tuesday on behalf of Daniel Burden, now five, for the damage done to his penis when he was a baby.



Dr Marc S. Feldstein delivered Daniel at Northwestern's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago on 4 October, 2007.



The next morning, a part of the tip of his penis was accidentally amputated during a routine circumcision.

Daniel was then rushed to nearby Children's Memorial Hospital where another doctor successfully reattached it, the Chicago Sun Times reports.



The jury heard that the child received 'outstanding' follow-up care and his penis is expected to be fully functional.

He will, however, be left with moderate scarring and is at risk for altered nerve sensation in the affected area, the court heard.



Attorney Daniel M. Kotin said: 'The defendants claimed this was a known complication which could happen during a circumcision.

'But the truth is, it is the oldest surgical procedure known to man and the most common one performed on baby boys in America. If this was truly a known risk, then nobody would dare have a circumcision.'

Chicago: Daniel was born at Northwestern's Prentice Women's Hospital on 4 October, 2007, but the next morning was rushed to a nearby children's hospital to have the tip of his penis reattached