Overview

• AHPRA confirmed it received the referral and is considering the case, with no regulatory outcome announced.
• Coroner Robyn Hartley found Dr Raad Hassan failed in his professional duty, citing inadequate monitoring, missing fasting advice, incomplete records and discharge while the child was deeply sedated.
• Medical experts told the inquest that appropriate post‑procedure observation would likely have identified opioid toxicity and allowed reversal.
• WA Police reviewed the file and did not recommend criminal charges.
• Dr Hassan continues to practice but no longer performs circumcisions and has relinquished access to morphine, while the boy’s infant brother required emergency surgery for bleeding after his own procedure.