Woman jailed for seven years for handing over girl, 3, for female genital mutilation
A British woman has been jailed for seven years in a legal first after she was found guilty of handing over a threeyearold who was subjected to female genital mutilation. Amina Noor, 40, took the toddler, who cannot be named for legal reasons, toKenyain 2006 where the procedure was carried out. A court heard the girl, who was not told what would happen to her, cried for the whole nightafter her clitoris was removed by a woman whose medical qualifications were not known. Noor was found guilty of assisting a person to mutilate a girls genitalia while outside the UK, contrary to theFGMAct of 2003, following a weeklong trial at theOld Baileyin October. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the worlds most freethinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and ana
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