Eccles Man Convicted of Child Cruelty Over Shiite Whipping Ceremony Eccles Man Convicted of Child Cruelty Over Shiite Whipping Ceremony
A man has been convicted of child cruelty for forcing two boys to whip themselves during a Muslim ceremony, British prosecutors said.
Syed Mustafa Zaidi, 44, of Station Road, Eccles, forced the boys to whip themselves with chains fitted with curved blades at the ends during an annual Shia Muslim ceremony, police said. The boys, aged 13 and 15, were taken to hospital by their mother suffering from several deep wounds on their backs and multiple slash wounds. Zaidi had used the Zangeer ...
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