A Salford man has been found guilty of child cruelty in a British legal first after forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony.
The jury at Manchester Crown Court found 44-year-old Syed Mustafa Zaidi, of Eccles, guilty on two counts.
The boys, aged 13 and 15, were forced to beat themselves with a zanjeer zani, an implement with blades, during the Ashura ceremony to commemorate the death of a Shia Muslim spiritual leader on January 19.
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