A Bangladeshi boy plays soccer with his father in Baltimore. The child was attacked and mutilated in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2010 and was later brought to the U.S., where doctors at Johns Hopkins Children's Center agreed to operate on him for free.
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A Bangladeshi boy plays soccer with his father in Baltimore. The child was attacked and mutilated in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2010 and was later brought to the U.S., where doctors at Johns Hopkins Children's Center agreed to operate on him for free.
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The boy we refer to as "Okkhoy" looks out the window at his temporary home in Baltimore. For his safety, CNN has chosen to withhold his name.
'Operation Hope' for maimed boy —
The boy we refer to as "Okkhoy" looks out the window at his temporary home in Baltimore. For his safety, CNN has chosen to withhold his name.
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At 7, Okkhoy was attacked by four men. They bound his hands and feet and cracked open his head with a brick. They slashed his throat and sliced his chest and belly in an upside down cross.
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At 7, Okkhoy was attacked by four men. They bound his hands and feet and cracked open his head with a brick. They slashed his throat and sliced his chest and belly in an upside down cross.
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While awaiting and recovering from surgery, Okkhoy and his father were living in a temporary home near the hospital.
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While awaiting and recovering from surgery, Okkhoy and his father were living in a temporary home near the hospital.
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The boy is shown how to cross the busy streets of Baltimore.
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The boy is shown how to cross the busy streets of Baltimore.
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Okkhoy sits in the waiting room at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Before coming to the United States for specialized treatment, he spent three months in a Dhaka hospital, where doctors stitched up his horrific wounds.
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Okkhoy sits in the waiting room at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Before coming to the United States for specialized treatment, he spent three months in a Dhaka hospital, where doctors stitched up his horrific wounds.
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The scar on his throat from the 2010 attack.
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The scar on his throat from the 2010 attack.
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Dr. Richard Redett, a pediatric plastic surgeon, examines Okkhoy at the hospital in Baltimore.
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Dr. Richard Redett, a pediatric plastic surgeon, examines Okkhoy at the hospital in Baltimore.
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Okkhoy jumps on his bed in Baltimore. His time in the U.S. contrasted with life in Balngladesh, where almost half of the country's 150 million people live on less than a dollar a day.
'Operation Hope' for maimed boy —
Okkhoy jumps on his bed in Baltimore. His time in the U.S. contrasted with life in Balngladesh, where almost half of the country's 150 million people live on less than a dollar a day.
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Redett examines Okkhoy's head. He was one of two doctors enlisted by John Gearhart, the director of pediatric urology at the Children's Center.
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Redett examines Okkhoy's head. He was one of two doctors enlisted by John Gearhart, the director of pediatric urology at the Children's Center.
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Okkhoy waits in an examination room at Johns Hopkins. When one of his attackers struck him across the head with a brick in 2010, he lost consciousness. Since then, he has had a remarkable recovery.
'Operation Hope' for maimed boy —
Okkhoy waits in an examination room at Johns Hopkins. When one of his attackers struck him across the head with a brick in 2010, he lost consciousness. Since then, he has had a remarkable recovery.
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