Doctors discover 16 needles inside baby's body

As many as 16 needles have been found inside the body of an 11-month-old baby in Uzbekistan.
Thirteen needles have been removed by the doctor after a 9-hour long surgery. Three needles were removed from his chest, nine from his abdomen and one from the neck.
According to the Mirror, the needles were discovered by the doctor in an X-ray after the baby suffered from fever and faced problems in urinating.
While it is unknown as to how the needles entered his body, the doctors said he has been living with them for about a month.
The child's father works in Russia and he is being taken care by the mother.
The baby was operated at the Republican Scientific Centre of Emergency Medicine in capital city Tashkent.
Police have started an investigation into the case.