Doctor circumcised boy 'without seeking his opinion'

• A doctor circumcised a seven-year-old boy without seeking his opinion and without his father's consent, a medical tribunal has heard.
• Dr Balvinder Mehat is accused of misconduct in relation to the circumcision, which was carried out at Bakersfield Medical Centre in Nottingham.
• The medical tribunal heard the boy was taken to the practice by his mother, who wanted a circumcision for "spiritual and cultural reasons".