WTF: Brazilian Toddler Has Over 50 Sewing Needles Inside Body

In today’s weird news, a two year old boy was admitted to a hospital in Ibotirama, northern Brazil yesterday after complaining of pain. Doctors did some X-rays and were shocked at what they discovered.

Inside the toddler they discovered over 50 metal sewing needles that were apparently inserted into his body one by one. Doctors hope to remove most of the needles, including some that are in his lungs, but there are needles that are puncturing the child’s organs that can’t be removed.

The boy’s mother has said that she has no idea how the needles ended up in the toddler, but Brazilian police aren’t retarded, so they’ve opened an investigation anyway.

The boy’s father, Gessivaldo Alves, suggested that his son has been the victim of a black magic ritual, because the home of the mother and her husband allegedly contained items that could be used to do evil things. Evil things like sticking 50 damned needles into your child.

Now for the really odd part…

Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told the Associated Press that there is no way the child could have swallowed the needles, stating:

“We think it could have only been by penetration because we found needles in the lung, the left leg and in different parts of the thorax. It couldn’t have been by ingestion.”

However, doctors have found no evidence of outside wounds on the child. None.

The boy is in intensive care, but appears to be improving since being admitted to the hospital.

source: Brazil toddler has 50 sewing needles inside body [Associated Press]

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