A man has been charged with child cruelty after two teenage boys allegedly took part in a religious ceremony involving flagellation.
Syed Mustafa Zaidi, 43, of Station Road in Eccles, is due before magistrates in Manchester on Friday.Greater Manchester Police said the charge relates to the treatment of two boys, aged 15 and 13, at a traditional Ashura ceremony.The ceremony took place at a community centre in Levenshulme, police said.
Letting children self-flagellate with knives on the ends of chains is an offence under Section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933
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