Police in Pakistan are looking a religion healer who allegedly hammered a nail right into a pregnant lady's head.
After making an attempt to extract the 5cm nail with pliers, the girl went to a hospital in Peshawar, native media stories.
She initially instructed docs that she had carried out the grotesque act herself, however later admitted a religion healer who had claimed he might guarantee she would have a child boy was allegedly accountable.
Neurologist Haider Suleman, who handled the sufferer at Woman Studying Hospital, stated though the nail had penetrated the girl's cranium, it had not reached her mind.
"She stated that a lady in her locality did the identical (hammered a nail) and gave delivery to a boy despite the fact that the ultrasound had proven her unborn youngster to be a woman," Dr Suleman instructed Pakistani information outlet Daybreak.
Authorities started investigating after X-ray pictures of the harm appeared on-line.
Native police introduced a particular staff had been shaped to catch the religion healer accountable.
Officers may also examine why the employees didn't report the incident to police when the girl first attended the hospital.
Hospital employees stated that the girl had approached the religion healer after listening to concerning the observe from a neighbour.
They added that the girl was mom to 3 daughters, and that her husband had threatened to depart her if she gave delivery to a different lady.
Many households in Third World nations, together with Pakistan, favor child boys, as they're believed to offer mother and father with higher financial safety and social standing.