A 5-month-old boy died as a result of being circumcised by his parents at home in Italy, local outlets reported Sunday.

The infant suffered cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital in Bologna by helicopter Friday afternoon, ANSA reported. He died overnight into Saturday.

The baby, whose parents are originally from Ghana, will undergo an autopsy. Meanwhile, the Reggio Emilia Prosecutor’s Office opened a manslaughter investigation.

The tragedy comes after a 2-year-year-old died in December of severe blood loss from a botched circumcision in Rome. In that case, the toddler’s twin brother nearly died too, but was saved.

Italy’s Roman Catholic majority doesn’t practice circumcision but many immigrants in the country are Muslim and perform the procedures for religious and cultural reasons.

Circumcisions are costly and many doctors refuse to perform them on boys younger than four.

With Post Wires