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A Missouri couple has been charged with child abuse after they allegedly performed a botched circumcision on their child at home, despite lacking the medical expertise, resulting in the child going to the hospital. Tyler Wade Gibson and his wife, Bailey Alexus Gibson, were charged with child abuse by the Prosecuting Attorney of Morgan County. Tyler Wade Gibson was further charged with performing an unauthorized surgery. The age of the child was not disclosed.
The employee requested a deputy accompany them to the Gibson's home. At the home, the deputy reported that Gibson confessed he performed the circumcision and “explained that he used a utility tool to perform” it. When asked if he was medically trained, he replied no, but said “he had conducted research and prayed a blessing,” according to the probable cause statement. Gibson further explained that he 'placed pads to catch the blood and sterilized the blade.
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