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Mother jailed for 11 years in first British FGM conviction
Source: The Guardian
Mother jailed for 11 years in first British FGM conviction
Woman who cut three-year-old daughter also given two more years for other offences
Sarah Marsh
Fri 8 Mar 2019 17.44 GMT First published on Fri 8 Mar 2019 16.41 GMT
A mother has been jailed for 11 years after becoming the first person in Britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a landmark case.
The 37-year-old woman was found guilty of cutting her three-year-old daughter.
A further two years were added to her sentence for possessing indecent images and extreme pornography.
Campaigners welcomed the ruling, describing it as a “watershed moment” that sent a strong message the crime would not be tolerated.
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Woman who cut three-year-old daughter also given two more years for other offences
Sarah Marsh
Fri 8 Mar 2019 17.44 GMT First published on Fri 8 Mar 2019 16.41 GMT
A mother has been jailed for 11 years after becoming the first person in Britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) in a landmark case.
The 37-year-old woman was found guilty of cutting her three-year-old daughter.
A further two years were added to her sentence for possessing indecent images and extreme pornography.
Campaigners welcomed the ruling, describing it as a “watershed moment” that sent a strong message the crime would not be tolerated.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/08/mother-of-three-year-old-is-first-in-uk-to-be-convicted-of-fgm