Family awarded RM359,000 over boy’s defective circumcision
A Malaysian court ordered a private clinic chain to pay RM359,000 in damages following a botched circumcision that caused severe injury to a 10-year-old boy. The ruling followed a failed defamation suit by the clinic against the boy's mother.
Why it matters
This case highlights legal accountability in private healthcare and the protection of consumer rights regarding factual online reviews.
The sessions court in Kuala Terengganu ordered Hijraa Healthcare Sdn Bhd to pay RM300,000 in general damages and special damages of RM59,122.90.
PETALING JAYA: The sessions court in Kuala Terengganu has ordered a private medical clinic chain to pay over RM359,000 in damages to a 10-year-old boy and his family over a defective circumcision procedure three years ago.
Judge Wan Nor Aklima Wan Salleh granted the counterclaim filed by the boy's 36-year-old mother against Hijraa Healthcare Sdn Bhd after ruling that she had proven her claim on a balance of probabilities.
The court ordered the clinic to pay RM300,000 in general damages and special damages of RM59,122.90.
The mother initiated the counterclaim after Hijraa Healthcare filed a defamation suit against her and another female Facebook user over purportedly "bad reviews" of the clinic.
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