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| Baby dies following circumcision | Baby dies following circumcision |
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| Police are investigating the death of a baby boy who suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after he was circumcised. | Police are investigating the death of a baby boy who suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after he was circumcised. |
| The boy began having breathing problems at Golders Green United Synagogue, in north London, on 1 February. | The boy began having breathing problems at Golders Green United Synagogue, in north London, on 1 February. |
| He was taken to a hospital nearby but was transferred to University College Hospital where he died on 9 February. | He was taken to a hospital nearby but was transferred to University College Hospital where he died on 9 February. |
| But a Board of Deputies of British Jews spokesman said there was "no causal connection" between the circumcision and the baby being taken ill. | |
| There is no indication that this was anything other than a tragic juxtaposition of two events Board of Deputies spokesman | There is no indication that this was anything other than a tragic juxtaposition of two events Board of Deputies spokesman |
| The spokesman said: "The circumcision was carried out safely and in accordance with the usual scrupulous adherence to the strict rules governing the procedure and the mohel (circumciser). | The spokesman said: "The circumcision was carried out safely and in accordance with the usual scrupulous adherence to the strict rules governing the procedure and the mohel (circumciser). |
| "There is no indication that this was anything other than a tragic juxtaposition of two events," he said. | "There is no indication that this was anything other than a tragic juxtaposition of two events," he said. |
| He said on average more than 2,000 circumcisions of baby boys are carried out under Jewish auspices in Britain every year. | He said on average more than 2,000 circumcisions of baby boys are carried out under Jewish auspices in Britain every year. |
| Preliminary findings from a post-mortem examination said the baby died from cardiac arrest and oxygen starvation to the brain. | Preliminary findings from a post-mortem examination said the baby died from cardiac arrest and oxygen starvation to the brain. |
| A Scotland Yard spokesperson said the death was being treated as unexplained. | A Scotland Yard spokesperson said the death was being treated as unexplained. |
| The circumstances that led to the child becoming ill are being investigated. | The circumstances that led to the child becoming ill are being investigated. |