Family horrified to discover nine-month-old baby is filled with metal needles 'inserted by carer to ward off spirits' after mother pulls one out of child's gums

Mudassir Karimov had ten needles in his skull, nose, legs, neck and chest

His mother found the first one embedded in the nine-month-old's gums

It is thought a carer or relative inserted needles 'to ward off evil spirits'

Doctors say some needles had been in the boy for long enough to get rusty

By WILL STEWART IN MOSCOW FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 10:36 BST, 5 July 2018 | UPDATED: 11:53 BST, 5 July 2018

A nine-month-old boy is fighting for his life in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, after doctors found ten metal needles in his body.

Mudassir Karimov's mother first discovered a needle in the baby boy's gums, and after rushing the baby to a hospital, x-rays revealed needles stuck in his skull, nose, legs, neck, and chest.

Doctors say the boy could not have ingested the needles by accident, and the family fear they may have been inserted by relatives or a carer to 'ward off evil spirits'.

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